Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB) run Mistral Small 3.2 24B?
Mistral · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 36.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Mistral Small 3.2 24B at Q6_K · 19.4 GB · 14–21 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 8.9 GB | 27–41 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 11.5 GB | 22–33 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 14.3 GB | 18–28 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 16.8 GB | 16–24 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 19.4 GB | 14–21 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 25.1 GB | 11–17 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 47.2 GB | 6–9 tok/s | Won't fit |
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