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Can I run SmolLM3 3B on Google Pixel 9 Pro?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine

Yes, it runs usable speed ~19 tok/s est.

Yes. SmolLM3 3B runs on Google Pixel 9 Pro at Q4_K_M (~3 GB of ~10.5 GB usable).

Needs ~3 GB Device usable ~10.5 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~3 GB of ~10.5 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Google Pixel 9 Pro leaves ~7.5 GB of headroom, room to step up to FP16 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed: ~3 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

~2.5 GB

Q3_K_M

~2.7 GB

Q4_K_M

~3 GB

Q5_K_M

~3.3 GB

Q6_K

~3.7 GB

Q8_0

~4.3 GB

FP16

~7.2 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 SmolLM3

Parameters: 3B
Q4_K_M size: 1.78 GB
Q8_0 size: 3.05 GB
Context: 128k

Full SmolLM3 3B requirements →

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 SmolLM3 3B on other hardware

Apple M1 (8GB)8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Pro Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)

FAQ

Can Google Pixel 9 Pro run SmolLM3 3B?

Yes. SmolLM3 3B runs on Google Pixel 9 Pro at Q4_K_M (~3 GB of ~10.5 GB usable).

How much memory does SmolLM3 3B need?

Google Pixel 9 Pro has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~1.78 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~3 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run SmolLM3 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.