Can I Run Devstral on Apple M2?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~9.5 GB of headroom running Devstral Small 24B at Q4_K_M (14.49 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple Mac mini M2
24 GB VRAM · 20 W board power
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Apple M2 Specs

VRAM24 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth100 GB/s

Devstral Small 24B on the Apple M2: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1649.5 GB✗ No
Q8_027 GB✗ No
Q6_K21.2 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M18.5 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M16 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M11.7 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K9.4 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Devstral Sizes That Fit the Apple M2

Devstral Small 24BQ4_K_M · 14.49 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.)
Devstral-2 22BQ4_K_M · 13.2825 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will Devstral run on the Apple M2?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~9.5 GB of headroom running Devstral Small 24B at Q4_K_M (14.49 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Which Devstral variant fits best on the Apple M2?

Devstral Small 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.49 GB), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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