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Run Qwen 3.5 on Android, Qwen 3.8 on PC via Off Grid AI

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The Off Grid AI application suite now allows users to run Qwen 3.5 models directly on Android devices, with the largest version requiring approximately 6 GB of RAM. For more powerful Qwen 3.8 models, specifically the 27B parameter version, users can run them on their computers using Off Grid AI Desktop and access them from their phones via Wi-Fi. This setup enables offline AI interactions, as no data is sent to cloud services. AI

IMPACT Enables offline AI use on personal devices, reducing reliance on cloud services for LLM inference.

RANK_REASON The article describes how to use existing AI models with specific software, rather than announcing a new model or significant research.

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Run Qwen 3.5 on Android, Qwen 3.8 on PC via Off Grid AI

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Mohammed Ali Chherawalla ·

    How to Run Qwen 3.8 From Your Android Phone in 2026 (Qwen 3.5 On-Device, the 27B on Your Own Computer)

    <p>The smallest open Qwen 3.8 is a dense 27B, and its usual 4-bit GGUF is 16.5 GB, so it won't run well on any normal Android phone. You've got two setups that do work: run Qwen 3.5 on the phone itself with llama.cpp, or run Qwen 3.8 27B on your own computer and chat with it from…

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