AI. Off the grid.

Runs entirely on your device — no internet, no account, no subscription. Intelligence that doesn't need a signal. Chat, documents, and translation.

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A hand plugging a USBMind flash drive into a laptop — USBMind — field unitOffline · 2026

A sample run

Visual only — a fixed exchange and published numbers. Nothing is sent to a model.

Models

ExampleOffline

You
What can you do without a network?

Assistant
Chat, search the files on this drive, and translate. Nothing leaves the machine.

General chat — no kit focus. Documents and translation stay on the device.

Published benchmarks for the demo models
Model	Tokens / sec	RAM used	Cold start
llama3.2:3b	114.23 tok/s	2.85 GB	2.244 s
llama3.1:8b	pending	pending	pending
llama3.2:1b	pending	pending	pending

Personas on the drive

Same stack, different pretext and document pack. Each assistant runs offline. The prompt is on the drive — readable here, not hidden.

Off-Grid SurvivalPrimary

Offline

+ survival manual RAG pack

Off-Grid SurvivalOffline

You
The filter is clogged and the stream looks cloudy. Can I drink it?

Assistant
No. Do not drink it. Let it settle, pour through cloth, then boil a full minute (three at altitude). If you cannot boil, use backup chemical treatment and wait the full contact time. I cannot see this stream — treat it as unsafe until it is boiled or disinfected.

Survival kit — water, first aid, shelter, fire, signaling. No GPS, no live weather.

PretextSurvival kit

Installed on the drive you hold. Visible here so you can read it. This page does not save edits.

Off-Grid Technical

Offline

+ field manuals RAG pack

Off-Grid TechnicalOffline

You
The radio comes up but I have no DNS. Where do I start?

Assistant
Treat it as local first. 1) Confirm link lights on the cable. 2) Ping the gateway. 3) If ping works, DNS is the failure — set a stored resolver or edit the hosts file. I cannot reach vendor docs from here. If the device manual is on this drive, give me the model.

Field tech — diagnostics on portable hardware, no live vendor docs.

Pretext

Installed on the drive you hold. Visible here so you can read it. This page does not save edits.

Off-Grid Family / Travel

Offline

+ phrases and travel notes RAG pack

Off-Grid Family / TravelOffline

You
How do I ask for the train station?

Assistant
In French: « Où est la gare ? » I can't confirm times or platform numbers without a signal — use a posted board when you get there.

Travel companion — translation and quick reference, no roaming, no live prices.

PretextGeneral kit

Installed on the drive you hold. Visible here so you can read it. This page does not save edits.

Highlights

See full benchmarks

Foundations

What the machine needs

RAM, CPU, and OS tiers for the stack we install. Cells stay empty until a configuration has been tested.

Requirements

Benchmarks

What we measure

Tokens per second, RAM, and cold start on real hardware — posted as individual write-ups.

All results

How a setup works

How it works

Send a drive, or use one of ours

Mail us a USB stick you already own, or ask us to supply one. Same setup either way.

We install and test

We put Ollama and AnythingLLM on the drive, load a chat model, and check that documents and translation run offline.

We send it back

We ship it to you, or hand it over. No account to create. Nothing of yours stays with us.

Plug it in

Windows, Mac, or Linux. Open AnythingLLM on the drive and work without a network — chat, your files, translation.

Built for three operating systems

Windows

Plug in and open AnythingLLM

The drive mounts as a volume. Open the AnythingLLM app on the stick — the model runs locally through Ollama, with no account and no cloud.

macOS

Same stack, on Apple Silicon or Intel

Plug it into any USB-C port. AnythingLLM talks to Ollama on the drive so chat, documents, and translation stay on the machine.

Linux

No systemd service, no Docker required

Mount the drive and run the stack from there. No extra packages, no containers — Ollama and AnythingLLM on the stick.