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Mistral Nemo 12B requirements
mistral family · 12.2B params · released Jul 2024 · 4.9M Ollama pulls. Minimum to run at Q4_K_M: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).
Quantization sizes
| Quantization | Size on disk |
|---|---|
| Q2_K | 5.1 GB est |
| Q3_K_M | 6 GB est |
| Q4_K_M (default) | 6.96 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 8.7 GB est |
| Q6_K | 10 GB est |
| Q8_0 | 12.13 GB |
| FP16 | 24.4 GB est |
Lower quant = smaller and faster, slightly lower quality. Q4_K_M is the common default.
Run it
ollama run mistral-nemo:12b llama-cli -hf bartowski/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get bartowski/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407-GGUF Which devices can run Mistral Nemo 12B?
Apple Silicon Macs
RAM-only laptops
iPhone & iPad
Android
NVIDIA GPUs
AMD GPUs
FAQ
How much VRAM or RAM does Mistral Nemo 12B need?
At Q4_K_M, Mistral Nemo 12B needs about 8.6 GB (weights ~6.96 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. At Q8_0 budget ~13.7 GB.
Can Mistral Nemo 12B run on a laptop?
Mistral Nemo 12B is large; you need a 24 GB+ GPU or a 32-48 GB Mac at Q4_K_M.
Can I use Mistral Nemo 12B commercially?
Yes. Mistral Nemo 12B is licensed Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use.
Mistral Nemo 12B, built with NVIDIA, 128K context. Q4_K_M and Q8_0 sizes from the bartowski GGUF repo.
Sources
Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.