Faraday.dev
Revolutionize storytelling and roleplay with Backyard AI's powerful, privacy-focused platform.
Quick facts
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- Revolutionize storytelling and roleplay with Backyard AI's powerful, privacy-focused platform.
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Editor rating
- 4.5 / 5
- Community saves
- 3
About Faraday.dev
Faraday.dev, now known as Backyard AI, revolutionizes immersive text adventures and interactive storytelling by combining the power of AI with user-centric features. Its platform offers a zero-configuration Desktop App, ensuring complete privacy by running advanced language models directly on your hardware. This allows for unparalleled security, as all data is stored locally, preventing any third-party interference. Additionally, the web application provides the same powerful features accessible through any browser, ensuring a seamless experience whether you're on a desktop or a mobile device. The service also includes Backyard Cloud, a robust and privacy-preserving text generation service that requires no software installation. It hosts advanced AI models and offers fast, secure interactions with encrypted data. For those needing seamless integration, Web-to-Desktop Tethering lets users access local AI computations remotely, maintaining performance and privacy. Within this ecosystem, the Character Hub stands out, offering a plethora of AI-powered characters with unique personalities and lore. Users can either create their custom characters or explore and customize those available in the community-driven hub. Backyard AI's commitment to privacy, performance, and customization makes it an invaluable tool for hobbyists and professionals alike. The platform supports hundreds of language models regularly updated to enhance text adventures, interactive stories, and roleplaying experiences. With options for local and cloud-based processing, Backyard AI ensures that users can enjoy their creative pursuits with the highest level of privacy and convenience.
Pros
- Local processing for complete privacy
- Zero-configuration desktop application
- Access through web and mobile browsers
- Community-driven Character Hub
- Support for hundreds of AI language models
- Free and premium cloud service plans
- Automatic GPU acceleration
- Text-to-speech voices
- Encrypted data at rest
- Beginner-friendly interface
- Algorithmic Bias Detection
- Bias Management
Cons
- Shares user data with partners
- No API documentation provided
- Limited to 1500 data attributes
- Requires site cookies
- Doesn't have free tier
- Limited built-in bias mitigation
Pricing
- • 50 free messages per day for Fimbulvetr 10.7B
- • 25 free messages per week on Pro models
- • 4,096 tokens of model memory
- • Unlimited messages
- • 4,096 tokens of model memory
- • Fast speeds up to 30 tokens/second
- • Text to speech AI voices
- • Access to Fimbulvetr 10.7B, Mythomax-Kimiko 13B, Llama 3 Stheno V3.3, Psyfighter v2 13B
- • Unlimited messages
- • 8,192 tokens of model memory
- • Advanced model samplers & parameters
- • Faster speeds up to 40 tokens/second
- • Access to Chunky Lemon Cookie 11B, Llama 3 Stheno V3.3 (8k), Fimbulvetr 10.7B (8k), all Standard Models
- • Unlimited messages
- • 6k to 16k tokens of model memory
- • Expert parameters (includes grammars)
- • Private support channel
- • Early access to new features
- • Access to Midnight Rose 70B, Psyonic-Cetacean Ultra 20B, Llama 3 Stheno V3.3 (24k), Llama 3 Jamet MK.V Blackroot 8B, rotating model selection
- • iOS & Android apps available
