Can I Run Mistral Small 4 on Apple M5?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Mistral Small 4 family runs on the Apple M5.

Apple M5 Specs

VRAM	32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	153 GB/s

Mistral Small 4 Variants That Fit

Mistral Small 4 119B-A6.5B

Q4_K_M · 24 GB · ~34 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 4 on the Apple M5?

Yes — the Mistral Small 4 family runs on the Apple M5.

Which Mistral Small 4 variant fits best on the Apple M5?

Mistral Small 4 119B-A6.5B at Q4_K_M quantization (24 GB), estimated ~34 tokens/sec.

Mistral Small 4 on Other GPUs

• Mistral Small 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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• Mistral Small 4 on Apple M2 Pro
• Mistral Small 4 on Apple M1 Pro
• Mistral Small 4 on Apple M3 Pro

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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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