Cactus Compute
3 models across 1 family · Latest: Needle 3 (2026-09)
Cactus Compute's portfolio covers 3 active models across 1 current family, spanning agents, classification, and json / tool use. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.
Covers 3 workload areas across 3 active tracked models; last verified 2026-09-17.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating agents, classification, and json / tool use across this lab's releases
- Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
- Migration and pricing follow-ups across 3 tracked models
Do not use it for
- Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders
Active models
3
Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones
Active families
1
Current model families from this lab
Open catalog
3 open
3 open source / 0 open weights
Lowest output price
Not tracked
No provider output pricing linked yet
Latest dated release
2026-09-17
Needle 3
Freshness
2026-09-17
Researched 1d ago
Information
Release cadence
- Dated releases
- 3
- Latest model
- Needle 3
- Latest date
- 2026-09-17
Where this lab wins
- Agentic: 3 tracked models with BFCL, tau-bench, and SWE-bench tool-use coverage.
- Classification: 2 tracked models with MMLU-class moderation/safety coverage.
- JSON/tool-use: 3 tracked models with BFCL / Nexus strict-JSON routing coverage.
Flagship quality / price signal
- Flagship
- Needle 3
- Selection source
- Best sourced coding Q/$
- Coding grade
- unknown
- Benchmark / output price
- Not enough sourced benchmark and price coverage
About
Cactus Compute, Inc. builds automation foundation models for tiny devices (mobiles, wearables, smart home, robots, microcontrollers) plus the source-available Cactus on-device runtime. Official site https://cactuscompute.com/; Needle product https://cactuscompute.com/needle; blog https://cactuscompute.com/blog; HF org Cactus-Compute; GitHub org cactus-compute; lab X @cactuscompute. Tagline from X bio / site: Automation Foundation Models For Tiny Devices. Seed overview from first-party site/blog/HF/GitHub + MCP-verified X only.
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-17. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.