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Mistral Small 3 24B requirements
mistral family · 24B params · released Jun 2025 · 1.3M Ollama pulls · LMArena Elo 1357. Minimum to run at Q4_K_M: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB).
Quantization sizes
| Quantization | Size on disk |
|---|---|
| Q2_K | 10.1 GB est |
| Q3_K_M | 11.7 GB est |
| Q4_K_M (default) | 14.33 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 17.1 GB est |
| Q6_K | 19.7 GB est |
| Q8_0 | 25.05 GB |
| FP16 | 48 GB est |
Lower quant = smaller and faster, slightly lower quality. Q4_K_M is the common default.
Run it
ollama run mistral-small3.2:24b llama-cli -hf bartowski/mistralai_Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get bartowski/mistralai_Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506-GGUF Which devices can run Mistral Small 3 24B?
Apple Silicon Macs
RAM-only laptops
iPhone & iPad
Android
NVIDIA GPUs
AMD GPUs
FAQ
How much VRAM or RAM does Mistral Small 3 24B need?
At Q4_K_M, Mistral Small 3 24B needs about 16.3 GB (weights ~14.33 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. At Q8_0 budget ~27.1 GB.
Can Mistral Small 3 24B run on a laptop?
Mistral Small 3 24B is large; you need a 24 GB+ GPU or a 32-48 GB Mac at Q4_K_M.
Can I use Mistral Small 3 24B commercially?
Yes. Mistral Small 3 24B is licensed Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use.
Mistral Small 3.2 released June 20, 2025. Latest in the Mistral Small 3 line. Context 128K confirmed by official Mistral docs. Q4_K_M=14.33GB and Q8_0=25.05GB from bartowski HF repo (mistralai_Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506-GGUF). Ollama page shows 15GB for the default tag.
Sources
Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.