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A receipt reader on open vision models: 4 models, 50 receipts, 25x price gap

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

A receipt reader on open vision models: 4 models, 50 receipts, 25x price gap

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MarginLeak : Accounts-payable auditor for small businesses

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

MarginLeak : Accounts-payable auditor for small businesses

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BuddyBrain: A Private, On-Device AI Companion Built for My Overwhelmed Friend

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

BuddyBrain: A Private, On-Device AI Companion Built for My Overwhelmed Friend

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Spotter an app for gym data

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Spotter an app for gym data

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Ruko — Stop. Check Before You Tap. रुको.

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Ruko — Stop. Check Before You Tap. रुको.

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OpenTrips: should I go out this weekend, with a number you can check

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

OpenTrips: should I go out this weekend, with a number you can check

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FlatMate OS: I Built a Local AI to Finally Answer “Who Owes Whom?

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

FlatMate OS: I Built a Local AI to Finally Answer “Who Owes Whom?

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Papel Claro: a local Gemma that explains my grandmother's bank letters in plain Portuguese

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Papel Claro: a local Gemma that explains my grandmother's bank letters in plain Portuguese

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Tiens Bon: I built a local-first, privacy-focused AI companion to help my cousin quit smoking

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Tiens Bon: I built a local-first, privacy-focused AI companion to help my cousin quit smoking

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LocalPilot: Building a Voice-Controlled Desktop Assistant with Cactus AI

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

LocalPilot: Building a Voice-Controlled Desktop Assistant with Cactus AI

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My roommate kept stealing the 7 PM court slot, so I built an AI warden to settle our wars.

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

My roommate kept stealing the 7 PM court slot, so I built an AI warden to settle our wars.

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VoiceDebt: the voice-note inbox for people with good intentions

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

VoiceDebt: the voice-note inbox for people with good intentions

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dAIly: AI Planning Agent for My Friend.

dAIly: AI Planning Agent for My Friend.

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Grandma’s Kitchen Notebook

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Grandma’s Kitchen Notebook

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I Built FriendOS: An Adaptive AI Learning Companion for a Friend

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

I Built FriendOS: An Adaptive AI Learning Companion for a Friend

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