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Can Codestral 22B v0.1 run on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

C50Usable
Estimated from fit model

Codestral 22B v0.1 needs ~22.1 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB has 34.6 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~18 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) — 22.1 GB, 17.9 tok/s, Runs well
22.1 GB required34.6 GB available
64% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

17.9 tok/s

TTFT

10825 ms

Safe context

93K

Memory

22.1 GB / 34.6 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights13.4 GB
KV Cache2.6 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom5.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCodestral 22B v0.1 on MacBook Pro M3 Max 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: 17.9 tok/s decode · 10.8s TTFT (warm) · 45 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
ChatCRuns well17.9 tok/s5905 ms93K
CodingCRuns well17.9 tok/s10825 ms93K
Agentic CodingCRuns well17.9 tok/s15746 ms93K
ReasoningCRuns well17.9 tok/s12794 ms93K
RAGCRuns well17.9 tok/s19683 ms93K

Quantization options

How Codestral 22B v0.1 (22B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB (34.6 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
8.6 GB
LowC45
Q3_K_S
3
10.8 GB
LowC46
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Codestral 22B v0.1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-lmstudio-community--codestral-22b-v0-1-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Codestral 22B v0.1 well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBBudget pick
1344 GB/s (+944)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 370%.84.1 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 370%.

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

~$4,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA A100 40GBBest value
1555 GB/s (+1155)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 444%.97.3 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 444%.

~$10,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GBSee all hardware for Codestral 22B v0.1
12.3 GB
Medium
C46
Q4_K_M
4
13.4 GB
MediumC47
Q5_K_M
5
15.8 GB
HighC48
Q6_K
6
18.0 GB
HighC49
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
23.5 GB
Very HighC49
F16
16
45.1 GB
MaximumF0

Not always. MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.