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Open source alternatives to Tiny Aya

2 open source tools do the job of Tiny Aya. About Tiny Aya

Tiny Aya homepage
Tiny AyaFree
Gemma 4 homepage
Gemma 4Apache 2.0Code

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Questions about alternatives to Tiny Aya

What is the best open source alternative to Tiny Aya?

Gemma 4 is listed first. Choose Gemma 4 when you want a phone-sized model you can ship: E2B and E4B are Apache 2.0, take 128K tokens and read images and audio as well as text.

Is there a free alternative to Tiny Aya?

Yes. The code of all 2 is public under Apache 2.0, so you can use them with no licence fee. Running one yourself costs the server and your time to look after it, and some makers also sell a hosted plan.

How do I choose between them?

Start from the job you use Tiny Aya for. Choose Qwen3.5 Small when you need a commercial licence, long inputs and stronger reasoning: its 0.8B to 9B models are Apache 2.0, read 262K tokens and cover 201 languages and dialects.

Which Tiny Aya alternatives can I host on my own server?

All 2: Gemma 4 and Qwen3.5 Small. Each tool's page says what it needs to run.

What licences do they use?

Apache 2.0 (2). MIT, BSD and Apache let you change and reuse the code freely.

What do I lose by leaving Tiny Aya?

The hosting. Tiny Aya's maker runs the servers for you; with an open source tool the updates, backups, security fixes and support are yours, unless you take the maker's hosted plan. Features differ too, so check what each one imports and exports before you move your data.