Running your own models locally can be quite gratifying. You don’t need the most advanced computer to get started either. In fact, you can run it on your iPhone 17 Pro. Qwen 3.5 is now capable of running on such a device. It is MLX optimized for Apple Silicon. This model at full strength can hold its own against Claude and other top models. It can beat models 4 times its size.
The new Qwen 3.5 by @Alibaba_Qwen running on-device on iPhone 17 Pro.
Qwen 3.5 beats models 4 times its size, has strong visual understanding, and can toggle reasoning on or off.
The 2B 6-bit model here is running with MLX optimized for Apple Silicon. pic.twitter.com/GsGGzur0og
— Adrien Grondin (@adrgrondin) March 2, 2026
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