Mistral Small 24B Instruct on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) cannot run Mistral Small 24B Instruct at any quantization level. The 18 GB of VRAM is insufficient.
Model Size
24B
Device VRAM
18 GB
Bandwidth
150 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Mistral Small 24B Instruct performance at a different quality level on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | — | — | ✗ Offload | Not Viable | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
24B exceeds 14GB effective. Doesn't fit.
About Mistral Small 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 24B Instruct (24B) is a chat, coding, reasoning model. Mistral's efficient 24B model with strong chat, coding, and reasoning.
View all Mistral Small 24B Instruct hardware options →About Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) has 18 GB at 150 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 14", MacBook Pro 16".
See all models Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15