Hardware · Apple
What AI models can the Apple iPad (10th generation) run?
- RAM
- 4.0 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB – 256 GB
- One app can use
- 1.8 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 34 GB/s
- FP16 compute
- 1.0 TFLOPS
- Released
- 2022
Every iPad (10th generation) has 4 GB of RAM, whatever its storage (64 GB or 256 GB). A model runs in RAM (the 4.0 GB here), not in storage. Storage (64 GB or 256 GB on this version) only keeps the downloaded files, and even the smallest size has room for several. iPadOS lets one app hold only part of the RAM before it closes the app, so we plan around 1.8 GB; a model bigger than that won’t run. Phone apps such as PocketPal AI download a model once, then run it with no connection.
More about this hardware
| Maker | Apple |
|---|---|
| Type | Tablet (system on a chip) |
| App share of memory | 45% (what one app can typically hold before the system closes it) |
| Chip | Apple A14 |
| RAM type | 4 GB LPDDR4X (teardown) |
| Versions sold | iPad (10th generation): 4 GB RAM with 64 GB or 256 GB |
| Bandwidth figure | 34.1 GB/s, from teardowns (the maker publishes no memory speed) |
| Note | A14 with a 4-core GPU; 4 GB LPDDR4X (34.1 GB/s). |
| Maker’s specifications | www.apple.com |
Apps that run models well on the Apple iPad (10th generation)
iOS
Best LLMs for the Apple iPad (10th generation)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM3 1.7B | Q4_K_M | 1.8 GB | 24.9 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B | Q4_K_M | 1.3 GB | 44.8 tok/s | Runs great |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 33.1 tok/s | Runs great |
| 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM3-VL 2B | Q3_K_M | 1.6 GB | 29.0 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 34Basic quality (D) · 34 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM5 1B | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 39.8 tok/s | Runs great |
| 33Basic quality (D) · 33 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | Q3_K_M | 1.5 GB | 35.9 tok/s | Runs great |
| 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 68/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct | Q4_K_M | 1.4 GB | 36.8 tok/s | Runs great |
| 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 67/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | TMax 2B | Q2_K | 1.5 GB | 37.6 tok/s | Runs great |
| 25Basic quality (D) · 25 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 66/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 0.8B | Q5_K_M | 1.3 GB | 40.9 tok/s | Runs great |
| 24Basic quality (D) · 24 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2 1.2B | Q4_K_M | 1.4 GB | 36.8 tok/s | Runs great |
| 25Basic quality (D) · 25 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | EXAONE 4.0 1.2B | Q3_K_M | 1.7 GB | 43.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 23Basic quality (D) · 23 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Granite 4.0 H 1B | Q3_K_M | 1.4 GB | 38.1 tok/s | Runs great |
Best Image models for the Apple iPad (10th generation)
None of the image models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Best Video models for the Apple iPad (10th generation)
None of the video models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Best Decision models for the Apple iPad (10th generation)
None of the decision models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.