# A GenAI image generation model on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350)

> Source: <https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/01/a-genai-image-generation-model-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico-2-rp2350/>
> Published: 2026-09-01 14:44:43+00:00

Generative AI usually conjures images of data centers full of GPUs, but developer cpldcpu has squeezed an image generation model onto a $1 microcontroller. The pico-faces project runs on the RP2350 found in the Raspberry Pi Pico 2, generating 128×128 RGB images of human faces in 5 to 20 seconds each, then displaying them on a VGA […]