Can I Run Codestral on Apple M1 Pro?

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Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~18.6 GB of headroom running Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M (13.40325 GB, ~7 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro
32 GB VRAM · 30 W board power
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Apple M1 Pro Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth200 GB/s

Codestral 22B on the Apple M1 Pro: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max context
F1646.1 GB✗ No—
Q8_025.3 GB✓ Yes32K
Q6_K19.9 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M17.5 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M15.1 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M11.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K9 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Codestral Sizes That Fit the Apple M1 Pro

Codestral 22BQ4_K_M · 13.40325 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the Apple M1 Pro have enough VRAM for Codestral?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~18.6 GB of headroom running Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M (13.40325 GB, ~7 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Which quantization of Codestral should I use on the Apple M1 Pro?

Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M quantization (13.40325 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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