Qwen · 1.7B · In LM Mini · Free

Qwen 3 1.7B on a phone

Best everyday phone pick for most people — chat, tools, and general help.

Parameters
1.7B
Typical Q4
~1.1–1.2 GB
RAM to budget
~2.4 GB
Engines
GGUF · MLX

Get it running

Qwen3-1.7B; primary free-slot family in LM Mini. GGUF + MLX. Hugging Face: Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B.

In the LM Mini on-device catalog as a free starter model.

Get LM Mini and load a model that actually fits — on-device, or via Connect to a PC.

Phones that can run it

Tight (close other apps)

  • None in this guide — use a Mac or Connect.