Mistral Small 24B Instruct on Apple M4 Max (64GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (64GB Unified) handles Mistral Small 24B Instruct well at 22 tok/s at Q5_K_M. A solid choice for this model.
Model Size
24B
Device VRAM
64 GB
Bandwidth
546 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Mistral Small 24B Instruct performance at a different quality level on Apple M4 Max (64GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_M | 22 tok/s | 400ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q5_K_M
Q5 fits in 64GB. Good quality on Mac.
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 M4 Max (64GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (64GB Unified) has 64 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.
See all models Apple M4 Max (64GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-01)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15