Raises estimated decode speed by about 297%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$4,999 MSRP
Codestral 21B Pruned i1 needs ~21.4 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB has 34.6 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~22 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
22.2 tok/s
TTFT
8739 ms
Safe context
102K
Memory
21.4 GB / 34.6 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Shared-memory contention still exists
The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 22.2 tok/s | 4767 ms | 102K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 22.2 tok/s | 8739 ms | 102K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 22.2 tok/s | 12711 ms | 102K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 22.2 tok/s | 10328 ms | 102K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 22.2 tok/s | 15889 ms | 102K |
How Codestral 21B Pruned i1 (21B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB (34.6 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 8.2 GB | Low | C44 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 10.3 GB | Low | C45 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 11.8 GB | Medium | C46 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 12.8 GB | Medium | C46 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 15.1 GB | High | C47 |
Q6_K | 6 | 17.2 GB | High | C48 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 22.5 GB | Very High | C48 |
F16 | 16 | 43.1 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Codestral 21B Pruned i1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-mradermacher--codestral-21b-pruned-i1-gguf && lms server startアップグレードオプション
Raises estimated decode speed by about 297%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$4,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 359%.
〜$10,000 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB can run Codestral 21B Pruned i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 22.2 tok/s.
Codestral 21B Pruned i1 (21B parameters) requires approximately 21.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Codestral 21B Pruned i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB, Codestral 21B Pruned i1 achieves approximately 22.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 8739ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Codestral 21B Pruned i1 on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB receives a C grade with 22.2 tok/s and 102K context.
On MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB, Codestral 21B Pruned i1 can safely use up to 102K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Not always. MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.
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