Can I Run Codestral on Apple M2?

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Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~10.6 GB of headroom running Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M (13.40325 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

Codestral 22B on the Apple M2: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1646.1 GB✗ No—
Q8_025.3 GB✗ No—
Q6_K19.9 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M17.5 GB✓ Yes16K
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 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.

Codestral Sizes That Fit the Apple M2

Codestral 22BQ4_K_M · 13.40325 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run Codestral on the Apple M2?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~10.6 GB of headroom running Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M (13.40325 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Codestral size for the Apple M2?

Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M quantization (13.40325 GB), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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