Can Ministral 8B run on iPhone 16?
YES — Runs great
Grade B · 69/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says Ministral 8B should fit comfortably on your iPhone 16.
Download the Q2_K version, which is about 3.2 GB. We expect it to use about 4.5 GB of the roughly 5.2 GB available to a model on this phone.
At the estimated speed, a roughly 300-word answer may take about 48 seconds to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
8.4tokens/s
estimated · faster than you read
4.5GB
needed at Q2_K
Q2_K
quant checked
B
grade · 69/100
needs 4.5 GBusable 5.2 GB
Apple A188 GB RAMMetal
See how fast it feels
Estimated at 8.4 tokens/s — faster than you read. A ~300-word reply takes about 48 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q2_K GGUF (3.2 GB) + mmap overhead | 3.4 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0.6 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q2_K, 4K context | 4.5 |
| Usable on iPhone 16 | 8 GB RAM − iOS reserve (jetsam limit) | 5.2 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 0.7 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K BEST HERE | 3.2 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~8.4 tokens/s |
| Q3_K_M | 4 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| IQ4_XS | 4.4 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_0 | 4.7 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_K_S | 4.7 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_K_M | 4.9 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 5.7 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q6_K | 6.6 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 8.5 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
Get it running in 3 steps
1
Install PocketPal from the App Store — free, no account needed.
2
Download "Ministral 8B Q2_K" in the in-app model hub — 3.2 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
bartowski/Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410-GGUF and pick the Q2_K file.3
Set context to 4K and enable Metal — expect ~8.4 tokens/s on this phone.
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