Can I Run Codestral on Apple M4?

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Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~18.6 GB of headroom running Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M (13.4 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple Mac mini M4 (16GB)
32 GB VRAM · 22 W board power
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Apple M4 Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth120 GB/s

Codestral 22B on the Apple M4: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F1646.1 GB✗ No
Q8_025.3 GB✓ Yes32K
Q6_K19.9 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M17.5 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M15.1 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M11.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K9 GB✓ Yes32K

Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the Apple M4: 8K 16.1 GB · 32K 21.7 GB. Every window this model publishes still fits 32 GB.

No compatible GPU? Codestral 22B on 16 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.

Codestral Sizes That Fit the Apple M4

Codestral 22BQ4_K_M · 13.4 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Codestral on the Apple M4 — does it fit?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~18.6 GB of headroom running Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M (13.4 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Which Codestral variant fits best on the Apple M4?

Codestral 22B at Q4_K_M quantization (13.4 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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