Mica v0.1 4B, an open decision model, demonstrates capabilities in Minecraft and Tetris
The r/LocalLLaMA community reports the release of Mica v0.1 4B, an open Jev-style decision model designed to run on an 8 GB GPU with a training cost under $30. This model reportedly achieved an iron pickaxe in Minecraft without generating any tokens and significantly outperformed another model, Kev 4B, in Tetris by clearing approximately four times more lines and surviving two games to completion. These claims are made by first-party community members.
3 articles from 1 outlet covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a demo.
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1 outlet covered “Mica v0.1 4B, an open decision model, demonstrates capabilities in Minecraft and Tetris”. All of them report the following:
- Mica v0.1 4B is an open Jev-style decision model
- Mica v0.1 4B runs on an 8 GB GPU
- Mica v0.1 4B was trained for under $30 of GPU time
- Mica v0.1 4B obtained an iron pickaxe in real Minecraft
- Mica v0.1 4B achieved the Minecraft task without generating a single token
- Mica v0.1 4B outperformed Kev 4B in Tetris
- Mica v0.1 4B cleared about 4x more lines than Kev 4B in Tetris
- Mica v0.1 4B survived two Tetris games to the end
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