---
title: Hello, Stranger
emoji: ✉️
colorFrom: green
colorTo: red
sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 6.16.0
app_file: app.py
pinned: false
license: cc-by-nc-4.0
short_description: Write a kind message. A messenger carries it somewhere far.
tags:
  - small-models-big-adventures
  - cohere
  - aya
  - track:wood
  - achievement:offbrand
---

# Hello, Stranger ✉️

Write a small, kind message and a wandering messenger carries it to a faraway place,
bringing back how a warm local might say it: the phrase in its own script, a simple
pronunciation, and a one-line note.

Runs on **Cohere Aya Expanse 8B** (8B, 23 languages, under the 32B ceiling), whose
multilingual gift is the whole point.

## Important: gated model
Aya Expanse is gated and CC-BY-NC (fine for a non-commercial hackathon). To run in
model mode:
1. Accept the licence at https://huggingface.co/CohereLabs/aya-expanse-8b
2. Add your read token as a Space secret named `HF_TOKEN`.
Without access it runs in keeper mode (a small built-in phrasebook) so it still demos.