Efficient by intent
Architectures and training recipes that work with limited data and compute, so intelligence can travel.
Research · Models
Models that learn for the world people live in
We train and release models that advance useful, accessible intelligence, starting with the languages we work in. Browse current open weights below.
How we approach models
Our research goals push toward human-level intelligence that is efficient, adaptive, and able to reason, not language alone. Every model we ship should help people collaborate with AI in their own languages and constraints.
Languages people speak
Speech, translation, and generation for Swahili, Sukuma, Runyambo, and more languages we work in.
Open for builders
Open weights and clear notes so others can try, fine-tune, and run models themselves.
Toward fuller intelligence
Language is necessary but not sufficient. We keep building capabilities that support real collaboration and impact.
Current models
Speech to text (STT), text to speech (TTS), machine translation (MT), and more.
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Showing 12 models
Runyambo to Swahili
NileAGI · Runyambo · Swahili
Machine translation (MT)
Reverse · 2 languages
A word or a short phrase, from Runyambo back into Swahili.
Open weightsSukuma speech to text
NileAGI · Sukuma
Speech to text (STT)
Quality · 1 language
Literary, read-aloud Sukuma, written down in Sukuma.
Open weightsSukuma speech to text, lite
NileAGI · Sukuma
Speech to text (STT)
Lite · 1 language
The same Sukuma listener, lighter, for tighter memory.
Open weightsSukuma text to speech
NileAGI · Sukuma
Text to speech (TTS)
Quality · 1 language
Literary Sukuma with macrons, spoken back.
Open weightsSukuma text to speech, lite
NileAGI · Sukuma
Text to speech (TTS)
Lite · 1 language
The same Sukuma voice, lighter, for everyday machines.
Open weightsSukuma to Swahili
NileAGI · Sukuma · Swahili
Machine translation (MT)
Reverse · 2 languages
Literary Sukuma in, Swahili out.
Open weightsSwahili speech to text
NileAGI · Swahili
Speech to text (STT)
Quality · 1 language
Bring a clear clip of Kiswahili and read what was said.
Open weightsSwahili text to speech
NileAGI · Swahili
Text to speech (TTS)
Quality · 1 language
Write a line of Kiswahili and hear it spoken back.
Open weightsSwahili to Runyambo
NileAGI · Swahili · Runyambo
Machine translation (MT)
Quality · 2 languages
A word or a short phrase, from Swahili into Runyambo.
Open weightsSwahili to Runyambo, lite
NileAGI · Swahili · Runyambo
Machine translation (MT)
Lite · 2 languages
The same short phrases, in a lighter checkpoint.
Open weightsSwahili to Sukuma
NileAGI · Swahili · Sukuma
Machine translation (MT)
Quality · ~1.2B · 2 languages
Swahili in, literary Sukuma out.
Open weightsSwahili to Sukuma, lite
NileAGI · Swahili · Sukuma
Machine translation (MT)
Lite · ~418M · 2 languages
The same direction, lighter, for tighter devices.
Open weights
Reports: Sukuma speech · Sukuma voice · Swahili and Sukuma
More weights live on huggingface.co/nileagi.