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Can I run Qwen2.5 0.5B on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra?
Yes. Qwen2.5 0.5B runs on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra at Q4_K_M (~1.5 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).
Runs at Q4_K_M using ~1.5 GB of ~8.5 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~1.5 GB
- Usable on device
- ~8.5 GB
- Device memory
- 12 GB
- Best quant
- Q4_K_M
How to run it
On Android use PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.). NPU acceleration is limited and chip-specific; most apps run on CPU. Expect 1B-4B class.
- Parameters
- 0.494B
- Q4_K_M size
- 0.491 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 0.676 GB
- Context
- 128k
- Ollama tag
- qwen2.5:0.5b
- Memory
- 12 GB ram
- Usable for weights
- ~8.5 GB
- Best runtime
- llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)
You could also run
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FAQ
Can Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra run Qwen2.5 0.5B?
Yes. Qwen2.5 0.5B runs on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra at Q4_K_M (~1.5 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).
How much memory does Qwen2.5 0.5B need?
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~0.491 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~1.5 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run Qwen2.5 0.5B 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.
Sources
Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.