What AI models can the OnePlus 15 (16 GB RAM) run?

RAM: 16.0 GB
Storage: 512 GB
One app can use: 9.9 GB
Memory bandwidth: 85 GB/s
FP16 compute: 4.0 TFLOPS
Released: 2025

342 / 622 LLMs run Best: Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B) 0 / 61 Image models run No Android app 0 / 43 Video models run No Android app 0 / 70 Decision models run No Android app

A model runs in RAM (the 16.0 GB here), not in storage. Storage (512 GB on this version) only keeps the downloaded files, and even the smallest size has room for several. Android lets one app hold only part of the RAM before it closes the app, so we plan around 9.9 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	OnePlus
Type	Mobile device (system on a chip)
App share of memory	62% (what one app can typically hold before the system closes it)
Chip	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RAM type	LPDDR5X Ultra
Versions sold	15: 12 GB RAM with 256 GB 15: 16 GB RAM with 512 GB
Bandwidth figure	85.3 GB/s, the chip’s rated memory speed (the phone maker publishes none)
Note	Adreno 840 GPU; LPDDR5X-10667 (85.3 GB/s). Global versions; China also sells 1 TB.
Maker’s specifications	www.oneplus.com

Apps that run models well on the OnePlus 15 (16 GB RAM)

Android

For a typical model that fits in memory. Each model page picks the best app for that model on this hardware. All apps

Best LLMs for the OnePlus 15 (16 GB RAM)

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B)JetBrains	`Q4_K_M`	8.1 GB	27.9 tok/s	Runs well
58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B)Ant Group (inclusionAI)	`Q5_K_M`	6.4 GB	41.8 tok/s	Runs great
66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4BNVIDIA	`Q4_K_M`	5.6 GB	17.1 tok/s	Runs well
67Good quality (B) · 67 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	K2 Horizon 7BInstitute of Foundation Models	`Q3_K_M`	6.2 GB	11.1 tok/s	Runs well
64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Gemma 4 E4BGoogle	`Q4_K_M`	5.6 GB	17.1 tok/s	Runs well
49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Maple Preview (20B-A1B)DeepGrove	`Q2_K`	8.8 GB	67.1 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	LFM2.5 8B-A1BLiquid AI	`Q4_K_M`	5.9 GB	43.8 tok/s	Runs great
65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	SenseNova Loop 9B PreviewSenseTime	`Q3_K_M`	5.8 GB	10.3 tok/s	Runs well
49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	ERNIE 4.5 21B-A3B ThinkingBaidu	`Q2_K`	9.8 GB	37.3 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Nanbeige4.2 3BBOSS Zhipin (Nanbeige)	`Q4_K_M`	4.6 GB	18.5 tok/s	Runs well
65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9BXiaomi	`Q3_K_M`	5.5 GB	10.6 tok/s	Runs well
64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Ornith 1.5 9BDeepReinforce	`Q3_K_M`	5.6 GB	10.3 tok/s	Runs well

Best Image models for the OnePlus 15 (16 GB RAM)

None of the image models in our catalog fit in this much memory.

Best Video models for the OnePlus 15 (16 GB RAM)

None of the video models in our catalog fit in this much memory.

Best Decision models for the OnePlus 15 (16 GB RAM)

None of the decision models in our catalog fit in this much memory.

Best LLMs by task on this hardware Open in Model Finder

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.