AI: Local AI & Model Types
Small & tiny language models (SLM / TLM) | Sri AI
Intermediate
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Course overview
Models under four billion parameters that run on a phone, a laptop or a Raspberry Pi, and are often all a task really needs.
Level: Intermediate · Mode: Evenings, online
Who this course is for
Developers building for low-cost devices and offline users.
What you will learn
- Choose and run small models on modest hardware
- Ship a model inside an Android app
- Know when small beats large
- Measure speed, memory and quality together
Syllabus
- Module 1: Why small models matter
- Module 2: SmolLM, Phi, Gemma and small Qwen
- Module 3: On-device inference
- Module 4: Models on Android
- Module 5: Measuring the trade-offs
Final project
Every module ends in hands-on practice, and the course ends with a project you build and present. Your certificate names that project.
Before you start
Run your own AI.