Raises estimated decode speed by about 370%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$4,999 MSRP
mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf needs ~23.5 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB has 34.6 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~16 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
16.4 tok/s
TTFT
11810 ms
Safe context
79K
Memory
23.5 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 | 16.4 tok/s | 6442 ms | 79K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 11810 ms | 79K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 17178 ms | 79K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 13957 ms | 79K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 21472 ms | 79K |
How mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB (34.6 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.4 GB | Low | C45 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 11.8 GB | Low | C46 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 13.4 GB | Medium | C47 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | C47 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | C49 |
Q6_K | 6 | 19.7 GB | High | C49 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 25.7 GB | Very High | C48 |
F16 | 16 | 49.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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升级选项
Raises estimated decode speed by about 370%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$4,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 444%.
~$10,000 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB can run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 16.4 tok/s.
mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B parameters) requires approximately 23.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf achieves approximately 16.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 11810ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB receives a C grade with 16.4 tok/s and 79K context.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf can safely use up to 79K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Not always. MacBook Pro M3 Max 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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