Cactus
One inference engine for on-device AI across smartphones, laptops, and edge hardware.
What it does
One inference engine for on-device AI across smartphones, laptops, and edge hardware. Runs LLMs, transcription, and embeddings locally with automatic cloud fallback. Also referred to as Cactus Hybrid Cloud and Cactus Engine.
- On-device LLM inference
- Local transcription
- Local embeddings
- Hybrid cloud routing for AI inference
- Mobile voice assistant
- Desktop notetaker
- Wearable intelligence for smart glasses and AR devices
- Category
- Edge AI
- Users
- Smartphone app developers, Laptop and desktop application developers, Edge hardware and wearable developers
- Public API
- Not offered
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
Not yet disclosed: platforms, languages and support channels.
Pricing
- Free plan$0
Prices as published by Cactus Compute, checked Oct 2026.
Security and compliance
As reported by Cactus Compute. Ask for audit reports before you buy.
- Zero-copy memory mapping
- Zero network transmission during on-device inference
- Open-source MIT-licensed auditable codebase
- Configurable cloud routing with disablement option
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