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Magistral Small 24B

First open Mistral reasoner. AIME24 70.7%. Based on Small 3.1 + CoT training.

🇫🇷 Mistral AI·License Apache 2.0·Context 125k tokens·Output June 2025·Fits within the 128 GB of the GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM← Catalog

01What it can do

Strengths
  • First open Mistral reasoner
  • Apache 2.0
  • AIME24 70.7%
Limitations to know
  • —Verbose in thinking mode
  • —Recommended context: 40k max
Architecture
Dense 24B · CoT reasoning · Small 3.1 base
Training
RL on reasoning.
Ideal for
French reasoningMathScience

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 magistral:24b
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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
14 GB
Q5_K_M
Good quality/size compromise
17 GB
Q8_0
Nearly indistinguishable from FP16
26 GB
FP16
Full precision — server use
48 GB
Fallback CPU · If you don't have a GPU, allow 24 GB of RAM minimum to run this model at reduced speed.

What hardware do you need for Magistral Small 24B?

To run Magistral Small 24B locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 14 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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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
~15t/s
RTX 4060, 4070, MBP M3 Pro
High-end
~40t/s
RTX 4090, M4 Max, Radeon 7900

04Public benchmarks

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

AIME 2024
70.7