Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M3 Pro?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Mistral Small 3.1 family runs on the Apple M3 Pro.

Apple M3 Pro Specs

VRAM	36 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	153 GB/s

Mistral Small 3.1 Variants That Fit

Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Q4_K_M · 14.5 GB · ~11 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 3.1 on the Apple M3 Pro?

Yes — the Mistral Small 3.1 family runs on the Apple M3 Pro.

Which Mistral Small 3.1 variant fits best on the Apple M3 Pro?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.5 GB), estimated ~11 tokens/sec.

Mistral Small 3.1 on Other GPUs

• Mistral Small 3.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
• Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M4
• Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M2 Pro
• Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M1 Pro
• Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M5

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VRAM Tier

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Troubleshooting

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

Buying Guide

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