ZeroLLM launches TinyLlama-based RAG assistant

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ZeroLLM launches TinyLlama-based RAG assistant

ZeroLLM is an open-source assistant built on a fine-tuned TinyLlama 1.1B model with RAG for live web search, code generation, and document uploads. The project is GPL-3.0 licensed and positioned as free forever, with a waitlist already up for the hosted demo.

// ANALYSIS

The "from scratch" framing is doing some heavy lifting here: the [Reddit announcement](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1s6tn4q/built_an_open_source_llm_from_scratch_zerollm/), [GitHub README](https://github.com/ashwin123-git/ZeroLLM/blob/main/README.md), and [demo site](https://zerollm-ai.vercel.app/) all describe ZeroLLM as a fine-tuned TinyLlama 1.1B RAG assistant, so the interesting part is the product wrapper, not a new foundation model.

–The training mix, OpenHermes 2.5, Dolphin Coder, and Orca Math, points at a practical assistant tuned for chat, coding, and reasoning.
–Real-time web search, code generation, file uploads, and chat history is a sensible feature set for a lightweight assistant that wants to feel current without needing a giant model.
–GPL-3.0 keeps the project easy to inspect and fork, which is probably the main appeal for builders.
–The small base model keeps it approachable, but it also means retrieval quality and UX will matter more than raw model power.

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zerollmllmragfine-tuningsearchai-codingopen-source

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2026-03-29

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2026-03-29

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