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⇱ Codestral 22B on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB? YES


Can Codestral 22B run on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

B61Good
Estimated — low-sample bucket· few comparable runs

Codestral 22B needs ~21.9 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB has 34.6 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~24 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 21.9 GB, 23.6 tok/s, Runs well
21.9 GB required34.6 GB available
63% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

23.6 tok/s

TTFT

8212 ms

Safe context

33K

Memory

21.9 GB / 34.6 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights13.4 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom5.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCodestral 22B on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort: def quicksort(arr): if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) # Example usage numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1] print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10] The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm. Args: arr: List of integers to sort. Returns: A new sorted list. """ if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 23.6 tok/s decode · 8.2s TTFT (warm) · 59 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Shared-memory contention still exists

The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well23.6 tok/s4479 ms33K
CodingBRuns well23.6 tok/s8212 ms33K
Agentic CodingBRuns well23.6 tok/s11945 ms33K
ReasoningBRuns well23.6 tok/s9706 ms33K
RAGBRuns well23.6 tok/s14932 ms33K

Quantization options

How Codestral 22B (22B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB (34.6 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
8.6 GB
LowC55
Q3_K_S
3
10.8 GB
LowB56
NVFP4
4
12.3 GB
MediumB56
Q4_K_M
4
13.4 GB
MediumB57
Q5_K_M
5
15.8 GB
HighB58
Q6_K
6
18.0 GB
HighB59
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
23.5 GB
Very HighB59
F16
16
45.1 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Codestral 22B on your machine.

Run

ollama run codestral

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Codestral 22B well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBBudget pick
1344 GB/s (+1071)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 264%.85.9 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 264%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$4,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA A100 40GBBest value
1555 GB/s (+1282)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 321%.99.4 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 321%.

~$10,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

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