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Gemini Nano

About Gemini Nano

Gemini Nano is Google's on-device AI platform designed to run AI models locally on supported Android devices for faster and more private AI experiences.

Best Devices on Gemini Nano

Top devices running Gemini Nano ranked by overall AI capabilities.

Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Phones Good Match
Platform Gemini Nano NPU Performance 45.0 TOPS
Key strengths:
  • Good offline capability
  • Offline AI capabilities
  • Mature AI platform

Pixel 10a

Phones Good Match
Platform Gemini Nano NPU Performance 45.0 TOPS
Key strengths:
  • Good offline capability
  • Offline AI capabilities
  • Mature AI platform

Pixel 9

Phones Good Match
Platform Gemini Nano NPU Performance 45.0 TOPS
Key strengths:
  • Good offline capability
  • Offline AI capabilities
  • Mature AI platform

Pixel 9 Pro XL

Phones Good Match
Platform Gemini Nano NPU Performance 45.0 TOPS
Key strengths:
  • Good offline capability
  • Offline AI capabilities
  • Mature AI platform

Pixel 9 Pro

Phones Good Match
Platform Gemini Nano NPU Performance 45.0 TOPS
Key strengths:
  • Good offline capability
  • Offline AI capabilities
  • Mature AI platform

Pixel 10 Pro Fold

Phones Good Match
Platform Gemini Nano NPU Performance 18.0 TOPS
Key strengths:
  • Good offline capability
  • Offline AI capabilities
  • Mature AI platform

Privacy & Architecture

Google's Gemini Nano is an on-device AI model family designed for fast, private AI experiences on supported Android devices. Runs entirely on-device with no data sent to cloud.

Strong privacy: All processing on-device with no data upload

Privacy Mode Privacy-first
Offline AI Cloud-dependent for some features

Strengths & Limitations

Strengths

  • ✓ On-device ai and offline capabilities
  • ✓ High on-device AI processing capability
  • ✓ System-level context and app integration via GMS
  • ✓ Gemini in Google apps, Pixel features, Android integration

Limitations

  • ✗ Hardware requirements: Requires Google certification and specific AOSP integrations

AI Capabilities

Text Summarization

🔵 Cloud Offline: YES

Message Translation

🔵 Cloud Offline: YES

Image Generation

🔵 Cloud Offline: YES

Text Rewrite

🔵 Cloud Offline: YES

Visual Understanding

🔵 Cloud Offline: YES

Assistant Access

🔵 Cloud Offline: YES

AI Models & Features

Gemini Nano 1/2/3 (on-device)
Cloud Gemini fallback for unsupported tasks (cloud)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many devices support Gemini Nano?

15 devices currently support Gemini Nano. More models are expected to gain support in future software updates.

What AI capabilities are available on Gemini Nano?

Gemini Nano supports 6 core AI capabilities including text processing, translation, image generation, and more. Some features use cloud assistance for context-aware help.

Does Gemini Nano work offline?

Many Gemini Nano features require an internet connection and are processed in the cloud. Offline availability varies by feature and device. Check individual capability details for offline support.