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Show HN: Needle: We Distilled Gemini Tool Calling into a 26M Model

Lightweight tool-calling model but lacks performance and ecosystem maturity

5.2Overall
Utility5
Onboarding6
Craft6
Niche fit5
Longevity4

Five dimensions scored independently; overall is a weighted average. Scores are only comparable within this same rubric.

Good for

Experimental projects needing lightweight tool calling

Not for

Production use or teams requiring stable ecosystems

Project description

github.com

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