Mobile memory usage spans 19x: 9B models consume nearly 7GB peak
ArtificialAnlys · x · 2026-08-25
Benchmarking at 4K context on iPhone 17 Pro shows peak memory usage spans roughly 19x, ranging from 0.4GB (LFM2.5-230M) to 6.9GB (Ornith-1.0-9B and Qwen3.5 9B). On a 12GB device, the higher end of this range leaves very limited room for the OS and other applications.
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