google-ai-edge

    google-ai-edge/LiteRT

    LiteRT, successor to TensorFlow Lite. is Google's On-device framework for high-performance ML & GenAI deployment on edge platforms, via efficient conversion, runtime, and optimization

    developer-tools
    C++
    Apache-2.0
    3.5K stars
    479 forks
    3.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 26, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 18 days ago, with 233 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 66% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a high-performance on-device machine learning and generative AI runtime framework optimized for edge platforms.
    • Delivers advanced GPU and NPU acceleration with automated hardware selection and asynchronous execution for superior inference speed and efficiency.
    • Use for deploying optimized ML models on mobile devices with CPU, GPU, and NPU support across Android, iOS, and other platforms.
    • Use for integrating and accelerating generative AI models like large language models and diffusion models on edge devices.
    • Use for converting and running PyTorch models efficiently on-device using LiteRT's conversion tools and runtime APIs.

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    From the README

    Google's on-device framework for high-performance ML & GenAI deployment on edge platforms, via efficient conversion, runtime, and optimization

    LiteRT continues the legacy of TensorFlow Lite as the trusted, high-performance runtime for on-device AI.

    LiteRT features advanced GPU/NPU acceleration, delivers superior ML & GenAI performance, making on-device ML inference easier than ever.

    Excerpt from the google-ai-edge/LiteRT README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    479+66

    Open issues

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