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Codestral 22B v0.1

Code 22B Mistral, 80+ languages. ⚠ MNPL non-production license — personal/research use.

🇫🇷 Mistral AI·License Mistral Non-Production License·Context 31.25k tokens·Output May 2024·Fits within the 128 GB of the GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM← Catalog

01What it can do

Strengths
  • Excellent at coding
  • HumanEval 81.1, MBPP 78.2
Limitations to know
  • —⚠ MNPL license (non-production)
  • —Personal/research use only
Architecture
Dense 22B · code-specialized · 80+ languages
Training
Multilingual code corpus.
Ideal for
Code autocompletionRefactor

05Install

Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.

$ollama run codestral:22b
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First download: between 2 and 40 GB depending on the selected quantization. Plan for sufficient disk space; a stable connection is recommended. Subsequent launches are instant.

02Required memory

Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.

Q4_K_M
The lightest, ~5% loss
13 GB
Q5_K_M
Good quality/size compromise
16 GB
Q8_0
Nearly indistinguishable from FP16
24 GB
FP16
Full precision — server use
44 GB
Fallback CPU · If you don't have a GPU, allow 22 GB of RAM minimum to run this model at reduced speed.

What hardware do you need for Codestral 22B v0.1?

To run Codestral 22B v0.1 locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 13 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: GMKtec EVO-X2 64GB / 1TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.

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On the go: Codestral 22B v0.1 also runs on a RTX laptop PC (16 GB of VRAM) →

03Expected speed

Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.

Entry-level
~4t/s
GTX 1650, RX 6600, MBA M2 8GB
Mid-range
~16t/s
RTX 4060, 4070, MBP M3 Pro
High-end
~42t/s
RTX 4090, M4 Max, Radeon 7900

04Public benchmarks

Scores reproduced from model cards or MMLU-Pro / community sources. Unit: % correct answers.

HumanEval
81.1
MBPP
78.2
Spider
63.5