Hardware · Google
What AI models can the Google Pixel 8 Pro run?
- RAM
- 12.0 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB – 1 TB
- One app can use
- 7.2 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 68 GB/s
- FP16 compute
- 1.5 TFLOPS
- Released
- 2023
Every Pixel 8 Pro has 12 GB of RAM, whatever its storage (128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB). A model runs in RAM (the 12.0 GB here), not in storage. Storage (128 GB, 256 GB, 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 7.2 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 | 60% (what one app can typically hold before the system closes it) |
| Chip | Tensor G3 |
| RAM type | 12 GB LPDDR5X (Google) |
| Versions sold | 8 Pro (1 TB in the US only): 12 GB RAM with 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB |
| Bandwidth figure | 68.3 GB/s, the chip’s rated memory speed (the phone maker publishes none) |
| Note | Tensor G3 (Mali-G715 MC7 GPU); 12 GB LPDDR5X (68.3 GB/s). |
| Maker’s specifications | support.google.com |
Apps that run models well on the Google Pixel 8 Pro
Android
Best LLMs for the Google Pixel 8 Pro
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (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 78/100 (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 |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B) | Q3_K_M | 6.7 GB | 28.9 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 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.2 3B | Q4_K_M | 4.6 GB | 14.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 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. | Gemma 4 E4B | Q4_K_M | 5.6 GB | 13.7 tok/s | Runs well |
| 69Good quality (B) · 69 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Gemma 4 12B | Q3_K_M | 7.1 GB | 6.7 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 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. | LFM2.5 8B-A1B | Q4_K_M | 5.9 GB | 36.1 tok/s | Runs great |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 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 E2B | Q4_K_M | 3.8 GB | 26.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 44Fair quality (C) · 44 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Unlimited OCR 2 (3B-A0.6B) | Q8_0 | 4.6 GB | 43.7 tok/s | Runs great |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 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. | Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.5 GB | 15.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 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. | Mage-VL-Cowork 4.7B | Q4_K_M | 4.7 GB | 13.0 tok/s | Runs well |
| 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Granite 4.0 H Tiny (7B-A1B) | Q5_K_M | 5.6 GB | 43.3 tok/s | Runs great |
Best Image models for the Google Pixel 8 Pro
None of the image models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Best Video models for the Google Pixel 8 Pro
None of the video models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Best Decision models for the Google Pixel 8 Pro
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.