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

Updated: 2026-06-15

**Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

- Model: 3.09B, Q4_K_M 1.8 GB
- Device: 12 GB ram, ~8.5 GB usable for weights
- Needs ~3 GB at Q4_K_M; recommended quant: Q4_K_M
- Best tool on Android: PocketPal AI

Estimate. Method: weights + KV cache + ~0.8GB overhead. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/qwen2.5-coder, https://ollama.com/library/qwen2.5-coder/tags, https://huggingface.co/bartowski/Qwen2.5-Coder-3B-Instruct-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-3B-Instruct.

More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-coder-3b/android-generic-12gb