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Can the Apple M1 run mistral-nemo 12B?

NO

7.7 GB vs 6 GB usable — does not fit

~6GB usable · Apple M1 · model file 7.1GB · 12B

~7.7–9.6 tok/s

computed roofline: 68.25 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 7.1GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run mistral-nemo 12B on instead

→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs mistral-nemo 12B fully ($35)

→ every model the Apple M1 can run — full list

→explore the full catalog91 machines indexed · live prices · what each one can run
2026-10-01 · ← all models on the Apple M1 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory