Post-Cutoff

Elon Musk on 100B-parameter phone models: ‘Problem is RAM supply’

Elon Musk @elonmuskX

Why it matters

Musk’s reaction to Amon’s 100B-parameter phone remark (509k views).

Summary

Replying to @zephyr_z9’s estimate that a 100-billion-parameter phone model could be quantized to about 25 GB and arrive in late 2028 or early 2029, Elon Musk writes: ‘Problem is RAM supply’.

Metrics read 2026-10-12 via api.fxtwitter.com: 509,000 views, 3,680 likes.

Archived text

@zephyr_z9 Problem is RAM supply

Source: x.com/elonmusk/status/2109260288314806434Archived 2026-10-12 via fxtwitter (unofficial).Counts: 514,222 views, 3,698 likes, 294 reposts, 308 replies (at fetch time)

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    Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon