[GH-ISSUE #4859] [FEAT]: More LLM Models With NPU Support #3063

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Originally created by @GaneshHeralgi on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/4859

What would you like to see?

I am hoping to see multimodal models also compatible with NPUs. Right now, the only multimodal I am running is Gemma 3, but that's a problem because it runs only on CPU and integrated GPU, which takes up a lot of power and resources, but NPUs don't have that problem.
I am hoping for additional models to be compatible with NPUs like Phi-4 or Gemma 3.
I am using AnythingLLM on a laptop-tablet, and I prioritise portability. Additionally, I don't have a dedicated GPU on my device.

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Originally created by @GaneshHeralgi on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/4859 ### What would you like to see? I am hoping to see multimodal models also compatible with NPUs. Right now, the only multimodal I am running is Gemma 3, but that's a problem because it runs only on CPU and integrated GPU, which takes up a lot of power and resources, but NPUs don't have that problem. I am hoping for additional models to be compatible with NPUs like Phi-4 or Gemma 3. I am using AnythingLLM on a laptop-tablet, and I prioritise portability. Additionally, I don't have a dedicated GPU on my device. <img width="1466" height="1328" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aaef08ef-faee-41a1-8644-fbd005ed0825" />
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026):

I am using AnythingLLM on a laptop-tablet, and I prioritise portability. Additionally, I don't have a dedicated GPU on my device.

The one we ship with is specific to Qualcomm models, unfortunatly the process to get more NPU models is bottlenecked by an entire company of lawyers blocking any new models from being published on their hub.

Alternative (that is faster too) is to use Foundry Local, which is another thing to download, but it runs TONS of models on NPU/CPU optimized for your hardware specific for windows.
https://github.com/microsoft/Foundry-Local/releases/tag/v0.8.117

We work with FL and while in beta, you have many, many more models you can use. Next release will have a much cleaner UI for this as well so you dont have to pull models first to see them. Since FL can be high friction to set up it is not the default, but it honestly is much better.

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026): > I am using AnythingLLM on a laptop-tablet, and I prioritise portability. Additionally, I don't have a dedicated GPU on my device. The one we ship with is specific to Qualcomm models, unfortunatly the process to get more NPU models is bottlenecked by an entire company of lawyers blocking any new models from being published on their hub. Alternative (that is faster too) is to use [Foundry Local](https://github.com/microsoft/Foundry-Local), which is another thing to download, but it runs TONS of models on NPU/CPU optimized for your hardware specific for windows. https://github.com/microsoft/Foundry-Local/releases/tag/v0.8.117 We work with FL and while in beta, you have many, many more models you can use. Next release will have a much cleaner UI for this as well so you dont have to pull models first to see them. Since FL can be high friction to set up it is not the default, but it honestly is much better.
yindo changed title from [FEAT]: More LLM Models With NPU Support to [GH-ISSUE #4859] [FEAT]: More LLM Models With NPU Support 2026-06-05 14:50:06 -04:00
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Reference: Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm#3063