Can Ministral 3 14B run on Pixel 9 Pro?
YES — Runs, barely
Grade B · 68/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says Ministral 3 14B should fit, but replies are likely to arrive slowly.
Download the Q4_K_M version, which is about 8.2 GB. We expect it to use about 10.2 GB of the roughly 12 GB available to a model on this phone.
At the estimated speed, a roughly 300-word answer may take about 2 minutes to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
3.7tokens/s
estimated · reading pace
10.2GB
needed at Q4_K_M
Q4_K_M
quant checked
B
grade · 68/100
needs 10.2 GBusable 12 GB
Google Tensor G416 GB RAMCPU / GPU
Make it bearable
1
Drop context to 2K — saves ~0.5 GB of KV cache and a little speed.
2
Close every other app before loading — the 1.8 GB headroom is real; Android may kill the app otherwise.
3
Expect throttling after ~10 min of sustained generation on a phone chassis.
See how fast it feels
Estimated at 3.7 tokens/s — reading pace. A ~300-word reply takes about 108 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q4_K_M GGUF (8.2 GB) + mmap overhead | 8.6 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 1 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q4_K_M, 4K context | 10.2 |
| Usable on Pixel 9 Pro | 16 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 12 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 1.8 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M BEST HERE | 8.2 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~3.7 tokens/s |
| Q5_K_M | 9.6 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~3.2 tokens/s |
| Q8_0 | 14.4 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
Get it running in 3 steps
1
Install PocketPal from the Play Store — free, no account needed.
2
Download "Ministral 3 14B Q4_K_M" in the in-app model hub — 8.2 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
mistralai/Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512-GGUF and pick the Q4_K_M file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~3.7 tokens/s on this phone.
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