[mmiyer]

This is actually for lack of RAM reasons - 15 pro and above have 8gb RAM which is enough to fit 3-4gb models locally with room to spare for rest of the applications. The 13 pro max has 6gb of RAM which is not enough.

[KMnO4]

Not all Apple Intelligence is run locally. They could have added all the API-based stuff to older phones, but they didn’t

[replwoacause]

Oh that makes sense, thanks for explaining!