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Can I run GLM-4-9B-0414 on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine

Yes, it runs slow on this hardware

Yes. GLM-4-9B-0414 runs on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) at Q4_K_M (~7.2 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).

Needs ~7.2 GB Device usable ~8.5 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~7.2 GB of ~8.5 GB usable.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) leaves ~1.3 GB of headroom.

Q4_K_M needed: ~7.2 GB
Usable on device: ~8.5 GB
Device memory: 12 GB
Best quant: Q4_K_M

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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~8.5 GB usable

Q2_K

~5.3 GB

Q3_K_M

~5.9 GB

Q4_K_M

~7.2 GB

Q5_K_M

~7.9 GB

Q6_K

~8.9 GB

Q8_0

~10.8 GB

FP16

~20.3 GB

The line marks Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM)'s ~8.5 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 GLM

Parameters: 9B
Q4_K_M size: 5.74 GB
Q8_0 size: 9.31 GB
Context: 32k

Full GLM-4-9B-0414 requirements →

Device Android

Memory: 12 GB ram
Usable for weights: ~8.5 GB
Best runtime: llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM

Best models for Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) →

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Run GLM-4-9B-0414 on other hardware

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FAQ

Can Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) run GLM-4-9B-0414?

Yes. GLM-4-9B-0414 runs on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) at Q4_K_M (~7.2 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).

How much memory does GLM-4-9B-0414 need?

Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~5.74 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~7.2 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run GLM-4-9B-0414 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.