text model · Sarvam · Android
S Can I run Sarvam-105B on Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)?
No. Sarvam-105B needs ~67.5 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) only has ~4.5 GB usable.
Needs ~67.5 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~4.5 GB is usable.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~67.5 GB
- Usable on device
- ~4.5 GB
- Device memory
- 8 GB
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
- 105B (MoE, 10.3B active)
- Q4_K_M size
- 64.2 GB
- Context
- 128k
- Memory
- 8 GB ram
- Usable for weights
- ~4.5 GB
- Best runtime
- llama.cpp (PocketPal or SmolChat)
What you can run instead
Run Sarvam-105B on other hardware
FAQ
Can Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) run Sarvam-105B?
No. Sarvam-105B needs ~67.5 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) only has ~4.5 GB usable.
How much memory does Sarvam-105B need?
Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~64.2 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~67.5 GB at a 4k context. It is a Mixture-of-Experts model (105B total / 10.3B active), so all experts must stay in memory; memory tracks total params, not active params.
What is the best tool to run Sarvam-105B 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.