Show HN: Kiln – A WebGPU alternative to transformers.js, 2.2× faster (median)
Submitted by serdemozkan. Show HN recorded 4 points and 0 comments as of Nov 13, 2026 (UTC).
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2026-11-13 01:17:02.887Z
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Source votes: 4 votes (Nov 13, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication) Recent records to compare: “ashhart/TensorFold” (GitHub Trending, Nov 13, 2026); “ggml-org/llama.cpp” (GitHub Trending, Nov 13, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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