Alternatives to Merlin Labs

LM Studio is a local AI toolkit that allows users to discover, download, and run large language models like Llama and DeepSeek directly on their personal computers for private, offline use.

Run large language models locally on your machine.

Agentic AI platform for physical operations, perceiving and acting on real-time events on-premise.

AI coding models and pair programmer built for on-device execution with privacy-first architecture.

Velaura AI develops ultra-low power silicon and software technologies for AI infrastructure, focusing on energy efficiency for data centers and physical AI applications.

Develops advanced humanoid and quadruped robots with onboard AI for consumer and industrial applications.

Develops low-energy AI processors with spatial dataflow architecture for extended device operation.

Expedera provides scalable Neural Processing Unit (NPU) semiconductor IP for edge AI inference.

Fabless semiconductor company designing and licensing graphics IP for embedded systems.

AI computing company providing programmable edge AI hardware and software solutions.

Designs and manufactures ultra-low power microcontrollers and processors for IoT and wearable devices.

AI chip startup focused on energy-efficient inference acceleration, acquired by AMD.

Edgify enables deep learning model training directly on edge devices, eliminating data extraction and network costs for real-time AI decisions.

AI vision software for embedded processors, enabling high accuracy with minimal resources.

Breakthrough speaker-in-chip technology for ultra-compact, high-quality audio experiences.

Develops AI chips for edge computing, enabling AI processing on devices.

Privacy-first, cloud-free AI for smart glasses.

AI chipmaker

Intent HQ provides a privacy-first Mobile Customer Engagement Solution for hyper-personalized marketing using on-phone data.

Canadian fabless semiconductor company specializing in low-power analog AI compute-in-memory chip technology for edge devices.