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Qwen 3.8 Flash Next LLM runs on mid-range Android phone

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The Qwen 3.8 Flash Next large language model has been successfully optimized to run on a mid-range Android phone with 12GB of RAM. This achievement, running at 3.5 tokens per second with low quantization on dense parts, demonstrates the feasibility of deploying advanced AI models on consumer mobile devices. The developer highlighted that this setup is possible on phones costing between $400 and $500. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the increasing capability of running advanced LLMs on consumer mobile hardware, potentially broadening access and use cases.

RANK_REASON The item describes the optimization and local deployment of an existing LLM on a consumer device, rather than a new model release or significant research breakthrough.

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Qwen 3.8 Flash Next LLM runs on mid-range Android phone

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The item describes the optimization and local deployment of an existing LLM on a consumer device, rather than a new model release or significant research breakthrough.
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model release, product
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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/dai_app ·

    Qwen 3.8 Flash Next locally on simple mobile phone at 3.5 tok/s

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1w2nz07/qwen_38_flash_next_locally_on_simple_mobile_phone/"> <img alt="Qwen 3.8 Flash Next locally on simple mobile phone at 3.5 tok/s" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/OWx3ejlxNm90am1oMWt-s5QnO-RCo8gxmwQ…

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