Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M2?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Mistral Small 3.1 family runs on the Apple M2.

Apple M2 Specs

VRAM	24 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	100 GB/s

Mistral Small 3.1 Variants That Fit

Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Q4_K_M · 14.5 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 3.1 on the Apple M2?

Yes — the Mistral Small 3.1 family runs on the Apple M2.

Which Mistral Small 3.1 variant fits best on the Apple M2?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.5 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec.

Mistral Small 3.1 on Other GPUs

• Mistral Small 3.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• Mistral Small 3.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• Mistral Small 3.1 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M4 Pro
• Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M3

Popular Models on the Apple M2

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VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 24 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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