QwenPU
An LLM running on an NPU inside an LLM. Karpathy's stories260K writing stories on a vector unit compiled into Qwen3.5-4B's weights.
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GITHUB · launched Oct 31, 2026 · 119 upvotes (top 11%) · 0 views
Niche: llm inference engines · 133 launches, 4 in the last 7 days ▼ -33% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Model & infra
- Developer
- AI-native
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
No This is a research-style stunt that compiles a tiny transformer's computation onto a vector unit embedded in the weights of a 4B-parameter model. It requires deep ML, weight-level manipulation, and compiler expertise, which vibe coding cannot supply.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 111 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #21 of 112 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 363 days after the earliest competitor.
- qwenGPU · github · 2026-11-01 · 117 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- qwentpu · github · 2026-11-02 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- qwenFS · github · 2026-11-02 · 91 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- LLM Wiki Compiler Inspired by Karpathy · hn · 2026-04-06 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- qwenbend · github · 2026-11-01 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Qwen3-4B with the AI writing tics trained out · hn · 2026-10-19 · 158 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- collabosm · github · 2026-09-25 · 90 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- qwen3_5-assembly · github · 2026-11-08 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.40
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