Tether's QVAC MedPsy: New Medical AI Beats Larger Models

Tether has just launched new medical AI models that run directly on your smartphone. What's interesting is these models are smaller than competitors but perform even better. Called QVAC MedPsy, these AI tools come in two sizes: a 1.7 billion and a 4 billion parameter model. The 1.7 billion model actually beat Google's MedGemma-4B by over 11 points, despite being less than half the size. The 4 billion model also outperformed much larger systems and uses three times fewer tokens for responses, making it faster and cheaper to run. Here's the thing: these models process sensitive patient data locally on your device, not in the cloud. This means greater privacy and security for your health information. They've been tested across eight medical benchmarks, proving their accuracy in clinical exams and real-world scenarios. The bottom line: this breakthrough could bring powerful, private AI healthcare tools right to your pocket.