MacPaw, a Ukraine-based app developer, has partnered with Liquid AI to integrate on-device AI inference into its products and eventually make the technology available to developers. The collaboration aims to enable offline functionality for AI assistants and agentic workflows, enhancing user privacy and security. MacPaw is also preparing its subscription-based app store, SetApp, for AI apps with credit-based pricing models. The company has already begun experimenting with credit-based pricing for AI operations in its app store, allowing users to perform a certain number of tasks based on their credits and the complexity of the task.
The partnership involves Liquid AI developing an on-device inference system called Elix and a local memory system for MacPaw’s AI assistant, Eney. Liquid AI’s co-founder and CEO, Ramin Hasani, emphasized that the company’s models are tailored for performance across different capabilities. He noted that Liquid AI’s models are designed to adapt and improve with user input, becoming more intelligent over time. Hasani also mentioned that the company is building a customization stack around its models to enhance their functionality and responsiveness.
MacPaw plans to make the on-device inference technology available to developers, allowing them to use the platform for their apps. The company also intends to provide access to cloud models from other providers like Google, acting as a one-stop shop for developers. MacPaw’s CEO, Oleksandr Kosovan, stated that the platform will support offline operations and expand the capabilities of developers building for the SetApp store. SetApp, which has over 150,000 paying users, will be a key focus for MacPaw’s AI app strategy.
Source: techcrunch
