Will It Run AI

Can Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 run on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB?

YES — Runs Great

C46Usable
Estimated from fit model

Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 needs ~32.2 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB has 92.2 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~30 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 32.2 GB, 30.1 tok/s, Runs well
32.2 GB required92.2 GB available
35% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

30.1 tok/s

TTFT

6442 ms

Safe context

357K

Memory

32.2 GB / 92.2 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.8 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom13.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsMistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 30.1 tok/s decode · 6.4s TTFT (warm) · 75 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well30.1 tok/s3514 ms357K
CodingCRuns well30.1 tok/s6442 ms357K
Agentic CodingCRuns well30.1 tok/s9370 ms357K
ReasoningCRuns well30.1 tok/s7613 ms357K
RAGCRuns well30.1 tok/s11712 ms357K

Quantization options

How Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB (92.2 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowD40
Q3_K_S
3
11.8 GB
LowD40
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumC40
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumC40
Q5_K_M
5
17.3 GB
HighC41
Q6_K
6
19.7 GB
HighC41
Q8_0
8
25.7 GB
Very HighC42
F16Best for your GPU
16
49.2 GB
MaximumC47

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-maziyarpanahi--mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501-gguf && lms server start

升级选项

能流畅运行 Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 的硬件

NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB经济之选
1792 GB/s (+992)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 242%.102.8 tok/s 解码

Raises estimated decode speed by about 242%.

~$9,999 MSRP

NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB最佳性价比
1597 GB/s (+797)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 204%.91.6 tok/s 解码

Raises estimated decode speed by about 204%.

~$9,999 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?

Yes, Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB can run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 30.1 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 need?

Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 (24B parameters) requires approximately 32.2 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?

The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 run at on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB?

On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB, Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 achieves approximately 30.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 6442ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 for coding?

For coding workloads, Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB receives a C grade with 30.1 tok/s and 357K context.

What context window can Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 use on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB?

On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB, Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 can safely use up to 357K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

Is unified memory on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB as fast as VRAM for Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?

Not always. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB 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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