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My old iPod touch 7G could run it all locally, it just wanted me to connect to power when I did it (unless I am wrong and it did stuff on Apple servers, but then that would defeat Apple's claims about privacy...), which confuses me even more since the Pixel is marketed as an AI-first phone...
A modern Pixel phone could probably run the AI models locally but they would likely be more limited and it wouldn't be particularly battery-friendly.
An old iPod touch wouldn't be able to so I think it's safe to assume those functions were happening on Apple's servers.
In fact I would be confident claiming that no mobile devices are currently running these models locally, whether you are using Google, Apple, or some other photo app.
Like I said, it may be possible for some modern devices with TPU chips to run them locally but that is not happening currently and would probably not be as good as experience if they were
This is exactly why I was motivated to start using Immich instead. Using any of these corporate services you are giving away your privacy for convenience.