The stablecoin giant's AI division continues building out its QVAC platform with on-device capabilities designed to cut the cord from cloud computingTether AI has introduced a new vision model for edge devices through its QVAC platform, complete with benchmarks pitted against competing models. What QVAC actually doesThe QVAC platform, which stands as Tether AI’s core SDK and runtime environment, enables on-device AI inference and training, letting your computer run AI models locally without sending data to someone else’s servers. Tether AI also incorporates support for payments through both USDT and Bitcoin within its framework, potentially enabling micropayments for model access, compute resources, or specialized fine-tuning services without touching traditional payment rails. The public AI initiative began in late 2024, with Tether AI formally launching in 2025. The research context itself notes that no dedicated benchmarks for the newly announced vision model have been confirmed.