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Can I run Qwen2.5-VL 3B on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM)?

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Yes, it runs usable speed

Yes. Qwen2.5-VL 3B runs on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) at Q4_K_M (~4.4 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).

Needs ~4.4 GB Device usable ~8.5 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~4.4 GB of ~8.5 GB usable. You have room for Q8_0 for higher quality.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) leaves ~4.1 GB of headroom, room to step up to Q8_0 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~4.4 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
~2.9 GB
Q3_K_M
~3.1 GB
Q4_K_M
~4.4 GB
Q5_K_M
~4 GB
Q6_K
~4.4 GB
Q8_0
~6.4 GB
FP16
~8.8 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 Qwen2.5-VL
Parameters
3.75B
Q4_K_M size
3.05 GB
Q8_0 size
5.1 GB
Context
32k
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Device Android
Memory
12 GB ram
Usable for weights
~8.5 GB
Best runtime
llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM
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FAQ

Can Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) run Qwen2.5-VL 3B?

Yes. Qwen2.5-VL 3B runs on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) at Q4_K_M (~4.4 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).

How much memory does Qwen2.5-VL 3B need?

Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~3.05 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~4.4 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Qwen2.5-VL 3B 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.