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Can I run GLM-5.3-Flash on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only)?

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No, not enough memory would not load

No. GLM-5.3-Flash needs ~204.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) only has ~12 GB usable.

Needs ~204.8 GB Device usable ~12 GB

Needs ~204.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~12 GB is usable.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes.

The gap is about 192.8 GB: GLM-5.3-Flash needs roughly 204.8 GB at Q4_K_M and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) leaves only about 12 GB usable for a model. No single tracked device has enough memory; GLM-5.3-Flash needs a multi-GPU or high-memory rig.

Q4_K_M needed
~204.8 GB
Usable on device
~12 GB
Device memory
16 GB
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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~12 GB usable
Q2_K
~139.1 GB
Q3_K_M
~161.5 GB
Q4_K_M
~204.8 GB
Q5_K_M
~233.1 GB
Q6_K
~267.5 GB
Q8_0
~322.7 GB
FP16
~647.9 GB
The line marks Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only)'s ~12 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
320B (MoE, 18B active)
Q4_K_M size
199.71 GB
Q8_0 size
317.56 GB
Context
1000k
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Device Android
Memory
16 GB ram
Usable for weights
~12 GB
Power draw
~8 W
Best runtime
llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)
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FAQ

Can Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) run GLM-5.3-Flash?

No. GLM-5.3-Flash needs ~204.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) only has ~12 GB usable.

How much memory does GLM-5.3-Flash need?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~199.71 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~204.8 GB at a 4k context. It is a Mixture-of-Experts model (320B total / 18B active), so all experts must stay in memory; memory tracks total params, not active params.

What is the best tool to run GLM-5.3-Flash 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.