Can mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf run on NVIDIA H20 96GB?

YES — Runs Great

C48Usable

Estimated from fit model

mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf needs ~28.3 GB VRAM. NVIDIA H20 96GB has 96.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~221 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

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) — 28.3 GB, 221.3 tok/s, Runs well

28.3 GB required96.0 GB available

29% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

221.3 tok/s

TTFT

875 ms

Safe context

401K

Memory

28.3 GB / 96.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB

KV Cache2.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom9.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsmistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf on NVIDIA H20 96GB
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: 221.3 tok/s decode · 875ms TTFT (warm) · 553 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	C	Runs well	221.3 tok/s	477 ms	401K
Coding	C	Runs well	221.3 tok/s	875 ms	401K
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	221.3 tok/s	1272 ms	401K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	221.3 tok/s	1034 ms	401K
RAG	C	Runs well	221.3 tok/s	1591 ms	401K

Quantization options

How mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H20 96GB (96.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	9.4 GB	Low	D39
Q3_K_S	3	11.8 GB	Low	D40
NVFP4	4	13.4 GB	Medium	D40
Q4_K_M	4	14.6 GB	Medium	D40
Q5_K_M	5	17.3 GB	High	C40
Q6_K	6	19.7 GB	High	C41
Q8_0	8	25.7 GB	Very High	C41
F16Best for your GPU	16	49.2 GB	Maximum	C46

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-maziyarpanahi--mistral-small-3-1-24b-instruct-2503-hf-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA H20 96GB run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf?

Yes, NVIDIA H20 96GB can run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 221.3 tok/s.

How much VRAM does mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf need?

mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B parameters) requires approximately 28.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf?

The recommended quantization for mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf run at on NVIDIA H20 96GB?

On NVIDIA H20 96GB, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf achieves approximately 221.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 875ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA H20 96GB run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf for coding?

For coding workloads, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf on NVIDIA H20 96GB receives a C grade with 221.3 tok/s and 401K context.

What context window can mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf use on NVIDIA H20 96GB?

On NVIDIA H20 96GB, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf can safely use up to 401K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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