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The deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) on mobile devices has gained significant attention due to the benefits of enhanced privacy, stability, and personalization. However, the hardware constraints…

Despite the growing interest in Small Language Models (SLMs) as resource-efficient alternatives to Large Language Models (LLMs), their deployment on edge devices remains challenging due to unresolved efficiency gaps in model compression.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Jiacheng Wang , Yejun Zeng , Jinyang Guo , Yuqing Ma , Aishan Liu , Xianglong Liu

Large language models (LLMs) have become increasingly popular in medical domains to assist physicians with a variety of clinical and operational tasks. Given the fast-paced and high-stakes environment of emergency departments (EDs), small…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Zirui Wang , Jiajun Wu , Braden Teitge , Jessalyn Holodinsky , Steve Drew

We propose a holistic approach for deploying Small Language Models (SLMs) as function-calling agents within vehicles as edge devices, offering a more flexible and robust alternative to traditional rule-based systems. By leveraging SLMs, we…

This paper explores the feasibility and performance of on-device large language model (LLM) inference on various Apple iPhone models. Amidst the rapid evolution of generative AI, on-device LLMs offer solutions to privacy, security, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-02 Tolga Çöplü , Marc Loedi , Arto Bendiken , Mykhailo Makohin , Joshua J. Bouw , Stephen Cobb

This paper presents a systematic review of the infrastructure requirements for deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) on-device within the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), focusing on both hardware and software…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Jeremy Stephen Gabriel Yee , Pai Chet Ng , Zhengkui Wang , Ian McLoughlin , Aik Beng Ng , Simon See

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated impressive quality when applied to predictive tasks such as relevance ranking and semantic search. However, deployment of such LLMs remains prohibitively expensive for industry applications…

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly integrated into everyday applications, but their prevalent cloud-based deployment raises growing concerns around data privacy and long-term sustainability. Running LLMs locally on mobile and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Haoxin Wang , Xiaolong Tu , Hongyu Ke , Huirong Chai , Dawei Chen , Kyungtae Han

Large Language Model (LLM) at mobile devices and its potential applications never fail to fascinate. However, on-device LLM fine-tuning poses great challenges due to extremely high memory requirements and slow training speeds. Even with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Liang Li , Xingke Yang , Wen Wu , Hao Wang , Tomoaki Ohtsuki , Xin Fu , Miao Pan , Xuemin Shen

On-device Small Language Models (SLMs) promise fully offline, private AI experiences for mobile users (no cloud dependency, no data leaving the device). But is this promise achievable in practice? This paper presents a longitudinal…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-07 William Oliveira

A growing trend has emerged in designing high-quality Small Language Models (SLMs) with a few million parameters. This trend is driven by the increasing concerns over cloud costs, privacy, and latency. Considering that full parameter…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-03 Xuan Shen , Peiyan Dong , Zhenglun Kong , Yifan Gong , Changdi Yang , Zhaoyang Han , Yanyue Xie , Lei Lu , Cheng Lyu , Chao Wu , Yanzhi Wang , Pu Zhao

This paper investigates the effectiveness of small language models (SLMs) for agentic tasks (function/tool/API calling) with a focus on running agents on edge devices without reliance on cloud infrastructure. We evaluate SLMs using the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Mohd Ariful Haque , Fahad Rahman , Kishor Datta Gupta , Khalil Shujaee , Roy George

We study the efficacy of Small Language Models (SLMs) in facilitating application usage through natural language interactions. Our focus here is on a particular internal application used in Microsoft for cloud supply chain fulfilment. Our…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Beibin Li , Yi Zhang , Sébastien Bubeck , Jeevan Pathuri , Ishai Menache

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated exceptional performance across a variety of tasks. However, their substantial scale leads to significant computational resource consumption during inference, resulting in high costs.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-13 Zhaode Wang , Jingbang Yang , Xinyu Qian , Shiwen Xing , Xiaotang Jiang , Chengfei Lv , Shengyu Zhang

This demo presents a novel end-to-end framework that combines on-device large language models (LLMs) with smartphone sensing technologies to achieve context-aware and personalized services. The framework addresses critical limitations of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-25 Shiquan Zhang , Ying Ma , Le Fang , Hong Jia , Simon D'Alfonso , Vassilis Kostakos

Deploying large scale language models on edge devices faces inherent challenges such as high computational demands, energy consumption, and potential data privacy risks. This paper introduces the Shakti Small Language Models (SLMs)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-20 Rakshit Aralimatti , Syed Abdul Gaffar Shakhadri , Kruthika KR , Kartik Basavaraj Angadi

Large Language Models (LLMs) are becoming key components in various mobile operating systems, driving smart applications like interactive chatbots and personal assistants. While bringing enhanced intelligence to mobile ends, their…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Genglin Wang , Liekang Zeng , Bufang Yang , Kaiwei Liu , Guoliang Xing , Chumin Sun , Li Zhou , Jie Sun , Zhenyu Yan

Large Language Models (LLMs) have become integral to daily life, especially advancing as intelligent assistants through on-device deployment on smartphones. However, existing LLM evaluation benchmarks predominantly focus on objective tasks…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Xudong Lu , Haohao Gao , Renshou Wu , Shuai Ren , Xiaoxin Chen , Hongsheng Li , Fangyuan Li

As organizations scale adoption of generative AI, model cost optimization and operational efficiency have emerged as critical factors determining sustainability and accessibility. While Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate impressive…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Polaris Jhandi , Owais Kazi , Shreyas Subramanian , Neel Sendas

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable performance across a wide range of industrial applications, from search and recommendation systems to generative tasks. Although scaling laws indicate that larger models generally…