Chrome's hardware requirements to run the Gemini nano. I'd totally forgotten that this was shipping starting Chrome 138.

The Language Detector and Translator APIs work on desktop only in Chrome.

The Prompt API, Summarizer API, Writer API, and Rewriter API work in Chrome when the following conditions are met:

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or 11; macOS 13+ (Ventura and onwards); or Linux. Chrome for Android, iOS, and ChromeOS are not yet supported by our APIs backed by Gemini Nano.
  • Storage: At least 22 GB on the volume that contains your Chrome profile.
  • GPU: Strictly more than 4 GB of VRAM.
  • Network: Unlimited data or an unmetered connection.

I am so curious about the 22GB available space requirements on the volume that contains the chrome profile.