Prompt & Writing Assistance APIs
On-device AI for web apps, built into Microsoft Edge
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On-device AI for web apps, built into Microsoft Edge
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Microsoft Edge introduces new Prompt & Writing Assistance APIs, giving web devs easy access to a built-in local SLM (Phi-4-mini) for AI features. Enhances privacy & reduces costs. Preview in Edge Canary/Dev.
Flowtica Scribe
Hi everyone!
On-device AI is definitely making some serious moves lately. Microsoft's latest with Edge is a key example: they've integrated their Phi-4-mini model directly into the browser, accessible via new, lightweight Prompt and Writing Assistance APIs.
This means web developers can now easily use local AI for features like text generation or summarization, all running on the user's device. That brings clear wins like better privacy, offline capabilities, and no per-token costs for these AI tasks – a strong proposition for developers.
Making a capable small model like Phi-4-mini so readily available in the browser through simple APIs is a really smart play by Microsoft. It's bound to put some pressure on Chrome. Will be interesting to see how Google responds 🤔 (Gemini Nano in Chrome, I mean it!)
Edge continues to differentiate itself in the browser wars by baking AI directly into the platform. These local AI APIs offer enterprises the perfect balance of advanced functionality and data security - no sensitive information needs to leave the device.
I checked out Microsoft Edge’s new Prompt & Writing Assistance APIs and they’re a big deal — tapping into Phi-4-mini locally means faster AI features with better privacy and no extra API costs. Super promising for devs looking to add smart functionality without sending data to the cloud.