Can DevStral 7B run on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB?

YES — Runs Great

A75Great

○Estimated from fit model

DevStral 7B needs ~11.0 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB has 25.9 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~71 tok/s.

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

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) — 11.0 GB, 70.9 tok/s, Runs well

11.0 GB required25.9 GB available

42% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

70.9 tok/s

TTFT

2731 ms

Safe context

Memory

11.0 GB / 25.9 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB

KV Cache2.0 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom3.9 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsDevStral 7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB
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: 70.9 tok/s decode · 2.7s TTFT (warm) · 177 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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	A	Runs well	70.9 tok/s	1490 ms	8K
Coding	A	Runs well	70.9 tok/s	2731 ms	8K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	70.9 tok/s	3973 ms	8K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	70.9 tok/s	3228 ms	8K
RAG	A	Runs well	70.9 tok/s	4966 ms	8K

Quantization options

How DevStral 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB (25.9 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	2.7 GB	Low	B69
Q3_K_S	3	3.4 GB	Low	B69
NVFP4	4	3.9 GB	Medium	B70
Q4_K_M	4	4.3 GB	Medium	B70
Q5_K_M	5	5.0 GB	High	A70
Q6_K	6	5.7 GB	High	A70
Q8_0	8	7.5 GB	Very High	A71
F16Best for your GPU	16	14.3 GB	Maximum	A75

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run DevStral 7B on your machine.

Run

ollama run devstral

Your hardware

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Model	Params	Grade	Decode
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👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 27B	27B	S	28.8 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 27B	27B	S	21.9 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	A	28.5 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct	30B	S	40.4 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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⇱ DevStral 7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB? YES