# Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally 

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/31/google-quietly-released-an-app-that-lets-you-download-and-run-ai-models-locally
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## Summary

Google quietly released Google AI Edge Gallery, an experimental Android app that lets users download and run openly available AI models from Hugging Face on their phones, with iOS support to come soon. The models run offline, using the phone's processor, which the article presents as useful for users who are wary of sending sensitive data to remote data centers or lack a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. The app, available from GitHub, includes shortcuts such as "Ask Image" and "AI Chat," plus a Prompt Lab for single-turn tasks like summarizing text. Google warns that performance varies by device and model size, and the app is licensed under Apache 2.0.

## Article

Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones.

Called Google AI Edge Gallery, the app is available for Android and will soon come to iOS. It allows users to find, download, and run compatible models that generate images, answer questions, write and edit code, and more. The models run offline, without needing an internet connection, tapping into supported phones’ processors.

AI models running in the cloud are often more powerful than their local counterparts, but they also have their downsides. Some users might be wary of sending personal or sensitive data to a remote data center, or want to have models available without needing to find a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

The welcome screens of the Google AI Edge Gallery app for Android.Image Credits:Google

Google AI Edge Gallery, which Google is calling an “experimental Alpha release,” can be downloaded from GitHub by following these instructions. The home screen shows shortcuts to AI tasks and capabilities like “Ask Image” and “AI Chat.” Tapping on a capability pulls up a list of models suited for the task, such as Google’s Gemma 3n.

Google AI Edge Gallery also provides a “Prompt Lab” users can use to kick off “single-turn” tasks powered by models, like summarizing and rewriting text. The Prompt Lab comes with several task templates and configurable settings to fine-tune the models’ behaviors.

Your mileage may vary in terms of performance, Google warns. Modern devices with more powerful hardware will predictably run models faster, but the model size also matters. Larger models will take more time to complete a task — say, answering a question about an image — than smaller models.

Google is inviting members of the developer community to give feedback on the Google AI Edge Gallery experience. The app is under an Apache 2.0 license, meaning it can be used in most contexts — commercial or otherwise — without restriction.

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Kyle Wiggers was TechCrunch’s AI Editor until June 2025. His writing has appeared in VentureBeat and Digital Trends, as well as a range of gadget blogs including Android Police, Android Authority, Droid-Life, and XDA-Developers. He lives in Manhattan with his partner, a music therapist.

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