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Can I run Falcon3 10B on Google Pixel 9 Pro?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine

Yes, it runs slow on this hardware ~6 tok/s est.

Yes. Falcon3 10B runs on Google Pixel 9 Pro at Q4_K_M (~7.5 GB of ~10.5 GB usable).

Needs ~7.5 GB Device usable ~10.5 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~7.5 GB of ~10.5 GB usable.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Google Pixel 9 Pro leaves ~3 GB of headroom.

Q4_K_M needed: ~7.5 GB
Usable on device: ~10.5 GB
Device memory: 16 GB
Best quant: Q4_K_M

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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~10.5 GB usable

Q2_K

~5.8 GB

Q3_K_M

~6.5 GB

Q4_K_M

~7.5 GB

Q5_K_M

~8.7 GB

Q6_K

~9.8 GB

Q8_0

~11.8 GB

FP16

~21.6 GB

The line marks Google Pixel 9 Pro's ~10.5 GB budget; rungs past it are too large.

How to run it

On Android use PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.).

Model Falcon

Parameters: 10B
Q4_K_M size: 5.86 GB
Q8_0 size: 10.2 GB
Context: 32k
Ollama tag: falcon3:10b

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Device Android

Memory: 16 GB ram
Usable for weights: ~10.5 GB
Best runtime: llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)

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Run Falcon3 10B on other hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB)Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM)iPhone 17 Pro iPhone Air

FAQ

Can Google Pixel 9 Pro run Falcon3 10B?

Yes. Falcon3 10B runs on Google Pixel 9 Pro at Q4_K_M (~7.5 GB of ~10.5 GB usable).

How much memory does Falcon3 10B need?

Google Pixel 9 Pro has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~5.86 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~7.5 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Falcon3 10B on Android?

On Android, PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.) is the go-to option. NPU acceleration is limited and chip-specific; most apps run on CPU. Expect 1B-4B class.

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Sources

Weights are measured from GGUF files; KV cache and overhead are computed, so totals can vary ~15% with context and runtime. Any tok/s is a bandwidth estimate. See methodology.