Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on Apple M2 Pro?

Superseded model. Mistral Small 3.1 has been superseded by Mistral Small 3.2. This page is kept for reference; the newer family is a better starting point. View Mistral Small 3.2 →

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~17.8 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M (14.2 GB, ~7 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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Apple M2 Pro Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth200 GB/s

Mistral Small 3.1 24B on the Apple M2 Pro: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F1648.7 GB✗ No
Q8_026.5 GB✓ Yes32KBuild for this
Q6_K20.8 GB✓ Yes64K
Q5_K_M18.2 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M15.7 GB✓ Yes64KBuild for this
Q3_K_M11.5 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K9.2 GB✓ Yes64K

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 M2 Pro: 8K 16.4 GB · 32K 20.4 GB · 125K 36 GB ✗. Past 125K it no longer fits 32 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.

No compatible GPU? Mistral Small 3.1 24B on 16 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.

Mistral Small 3.1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M2 Pro

Mistral Small 3.1 24BQ4_K_M · 14.2 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will Mistral Small 3.1 run on the Apple M2 Pro?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~17.8 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M (14.2 GB, ~7 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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

Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.2 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

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