Can DevStral 7B run on MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

A74Great

○Estimated from fit model

DevStral 7B needs ~14.0 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~94 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: 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) — 14.0 GB, 94.4 tok/s, Runs well

14.0 GB required46.1 GB available

30% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

94.4 tok/s

TTFT

2051 ms

Safe context

Memory

14.0 GB / 46.1 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB

KV Cache2.0 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom6.9 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsDevStral 7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB
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: 94.4 tok/s decode · 2.1s TTFT (warm) · 236 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	94.4 tok/s	1119 ms	8K
Coding	A	Runs well	94.4 tok/s	2051 ms	8K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	94.4 tok/s	2983 ms	8K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	94.4 tok/s	2424 ms	8K
RAG	A	Runs well	94.4 tok/s	3729 ms	8K

Quantization options

How DevStral 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB (46.1 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	2.7 GB	Low	B67
Q3_K_S	3	3.4 GB	Low	B67
NVFP4	4	3.9 GB	Medium	B67
Q4_K_M	4	4.3 GB	Medium	B67
Q5_K_M	5	5.0 GB	High	B67
Q6_K	6	5.7 GB	High	B67
Q8_0	8	7.5 GB	Very High	B68
F16Best for your GPU	16	14.3 GB	Maximum	B69

Get started

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

Run

ollama run devstral

Your hardware

More models your MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S	52 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 27B	27B	S	36.1 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 27B	27B	S	27.4 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	S	43.7 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct	30B	S	53.8 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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⇱ DevStral 7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB? YES