Hardware · Google
What AI models can the Google Pixel 11 Pro / 11 Pro XL (16 GB RAM) run?
- RAM
- 16.0 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB – 1 TB
- One app can use
- 9.9 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 68 GB/s
- FP16 compute
- 2.0 TFLOPS
- Released
- 2026
A model runs in RAM (the 16.0 GB here), not in storage. Storage (512 GB or 1 TB 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 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mobile device (system on a chip) |
| App share of memory | 62% (what one app can typically hold before the system closes it) |
| Chip | Tensor G6 |
| RAM type | LPDDR5X |
| Versions sold | 11 Pro and 11 Pro XL: 12 GB RAM with 256 GB 11 Pro and 11 Pro XL: 16 GB RAM with 512 GB or 1 TB |
| Bandwidth figure | 68.3 GB/s, estimated, see the note below |
| Note | Tensor G6 (IMG CXTP-48-1536 GPU); 12 GB with 256 GB storage, 16 GB with 512 GB or 1 TB. Bandwidth assumed equal to Tensor G5 (68.3 GB/s) until published. |
| Maker’s specifications | support.google.com |
Apps that run models well on the Google Pixel 11 Pro / 11 Pro XL (16 GB RAM)
Android
Best LLMs for the Google Pixel 11 Pro / 11 Pro XL (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 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B) | Q4_K_M | 8.1 GB | 22.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Gemma 4 12B | Q5_K_M | 9.8 GB | 4.3 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B) | Q4_K_M | 5.6 GB | 40.9 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 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B | Q4_K_M | 5.6 GB | 13.7 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) | Q2_K | 8.8 GB | 56.1 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. | Gemma 4 E4B | Q4_K_M | 5.6 GB | 13.7 tok/s | Runs well |
| 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-A1B | Q4_K_M | 5.9 GB | 36.1 tok/s | Runs great |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE 4.5 21B-A3B Thinking | Q2_K | 9.8 GB | 30.6 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 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.2 3B | Q4_K_M | 4.6 GB | 14.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 43Fair quality (C) · 43 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ling Mini 2.0 (16B-A1.4B) | Q3_K_M | 8.9 GB | 48.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Kimi-VL A3B Thinking 2506 | Q3_K_M | 8.9 GB | 24.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 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. | Gemma 4 E2B | Q4_K_M | 3.8 GB | 26.8 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the Google Pixel 11 Pro / 11 Pro XL (16 GB RAM)
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Best Video models for the Google Pixel 11 Pro / 11 Pro XL (16 GB RAM)
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Best Decision models for the Google Pixel 11 Pro / 11 Pro XL (16 GB RAM)
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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.