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Mistral Small 4

2 consumer GPUs can run Mistral Small 4 at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.

2 Compatible GPUs
2 with offloading
119B params
256K context
Javier Morales
Javier Morales AI Hardware Specialist — 8 years experience
GitHub: github.com/javier-morales-ia

llama.cpp 0.2.x · CUDA 12 · ROCm 6 · Updated monthly · methodology →

Execution Context

ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMER
CONTEXT 256K TOKENS
QUANTIZATION 4-BIT GGUF
PROVIDER Mistral AI
LICENSE Apache 2.0
VRAM REQUIREMENT
65.5 GB
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB+
Hardware Decision

This model requires a Flagship GPU (48 GB+ VRAM)

Minimum

M4 Ultra

Runs at Q4 — functional, some wait

128 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Balanced

M3 Ultra

Best value for daily use

192 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Optimal

M4 Ultra

Full quality, fastest inference

128 GB VRAM
View compatible setup

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System Requirements

GPU VRAM 65.5 GB High-end GPU
System RAM 99 GB 64 GB or more
Storage 59.5 GB Q4 · SSD recommended
CPU Any modern CPU GPU required

VRAM by Quantization

Quantization VRAM needed Disk space Quality
FP16 (max quality) 261.8 GB 238 GB Maximum
Q8 (high quality) 130.9 GB 119 GB Near-lossless
Q4 (recommended) Best balance 65.5 GB 59.5 GB Recommended
Q2 (minimum) 32.7 GB 29.8 GB Quality loss

Model Details

Developer Mistral AI
Parameters 119B
Context window 256,000 tokens
License Apache 2.0
Use cases chat, reasoning, coding, vision
Released 2026-03

Install with Ollama

ollama run mistral-small4:latest

Hugging Face

mistralai/Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603
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Technical Requirements

Can your GPU run Mistral Small 4?

Mistral Small 4 requires 65.5 GB VRAM at Q4. 2 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 63.5 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.

32.7GB Critical min
65.5GB Optimal Q4
130.9GB High Quality Q8
261.8GB Max FP16

Hardware Performance Matrix

2 Q4 native · 2 offload · 36 unsupported

GPU Unit VRAM Compatibility Est. Speed Action
M4 Ultra 128GB Optimal 45 tok/s Calculate →
M3 Ultra 192GB Optimal 38 tok/s Calculate →
M4 Max 48GB 48GB Offload 20 tok/s Calculate →
M4 Max 36GB 36GB Offload Calculate →
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Mistral Small 4 — Compatibility guide

Mistral Small 4 with 119B parameters only runs fully in multi-GPU or server configurations. Consider distilled versions if available. The VRAM calculator can help you find compatible alternatives.

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Compatible Hardware

GPUs that run Mistral Small 4 at Q4 — sorted by AI performance score.

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M4 Ultra

Apple · 128 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
45 tok/s > $1000
M3 Ultra

Apple · 192 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
38 tok/s > $1000

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