Almost there
The 2.0 update has been huge and it now feels possible to jump from frontier model providers to an alternative that comes close in performance and features whilst keeping your data private.
There’s still a few niggling issues (the load time when first opening the app on iOS is way too long, not being able to add existing conversions to projects, not being able to have project-specific personalisation, custom lumos not being available on the app). Lumo will be great if you address this sort of things and keep up with the latest/best open weight models.
There’s still a few niggling issues (the load time when first opening the app on iOS is way too long, not being able to add existing conversions to projects, not being able to have project-specific personalisation, custom lumos not being available on the app). Lumo will be great if you address this sort of things and keep up with the latest/best open weight models.
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Unusable
Tap mic button – immediate crash, app closes. Not occasionally, every time. If you cannot talk to your AI, it is not useful. It’s 2026 – why do we even have a text field anymore? (I’ll give it to you for odd spellings and exact numbers, but honestly … )
Lumps 1.0
I downloaded Lumos 1.0 when it came out and liked it just the way it was. Proton upgraded my app. I would like to have Lumos 1.0 back on my device. Is that possible?
Really good but could use refinement
I value privacy so I downloaded the app. It works good for my daily usage . The responses aren’t as verbose as chat gpt. I would like the ability to upload multiple pictures at once. Also I think it would be good to not have to enter a prompt when a picture is uploaded within the same chat.
Depends on use case
It certainly chats with you. I wouldn’t use it for research. I mainly use ChatGPT. I asked ChatGPT to come up with a knowledge test for Lumo, and it generated a prompt to determine who oversees the CDC and the WHO and what actions have been taken by either in the past 90 days. Lumo took a really long time to think about it before giving up (based on other reviews, I’m not sure if giving up was an error or because the prompt was political, though I wasn’t trying to make the AI take any particular stance).
Then I decided alright, let’s ask it something simple but somewhat obscure, so I asked it for Sonic’s middle name. It said Sonic did not have a middle name, not even in the Archie comics. ChatGPT got Maurice immediately and provided a citation.
I’d be comfortable using this to bounce ideas off of or vent, but it’s ability to search for information isn’t quite up to par. I do really like the interface and the cat mascot though. I hope it continues to improve.
Then I decided alright, let’s ask it something simple but somewhat obscure, so I asked it for Sonic’s middle name. It said Sonic did not have a middle name, not even in the Archie comics. ChatGPT got Maurice immediately and provided a citation.
I’d be comfortable using this to bounce ideas off of or vent, but it’s ability to search for information isn’t quite up to par. I do really like the interface and the cat mascot though. I hope it continues to improve.
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