# Devstral Small 2 24B: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Devstral Small 2 24B is a 24B Mistral model. At Q4_K_M it needs about **15.4 GB** to run and fits **15 of 43** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Apple M4 (24GB).

Last validated: 2026-09-07. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 13.35 GB | ~15.4 GB |
| Q8_0 | 23.33 GB | ~25.3 GB |
| FP16 | 48.03 GB | ~50 GB |

Memory = weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, and varies ±15% with context length.

## Will it run on my device?
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)** (6 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra** (12 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M5 (16GB)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)** (24 GB): Yes, it runs
- **Apple M4 Pro (48GB)** (48 GB): Yes, it runs (room for Q8_0)
- **Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)** (256 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)

Full table of all 43 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/devstral-small-2-24b

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run devstral-small-2:24b`. On Mac, LM Studio (ships MLX) is fastest; on Linux, Ollama for chat or vLLM to serve; on Windows, LM Studio or Ollama.

## Details
- Parameters: 24B
- Default context: 384k tokens
- License: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2025-12
- HuggingFace: 223,861 downloads/mo, 656 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Devstral Small 2 24B need?
About 15.4 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 13.35 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. Budget ~25.3 GB for Q8_0.
### Can Devstral Small 2 24B run on a laptop?
Devstral Small 2 24B is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use Devstral Small 2 24B commercially?
Yes, Apache-2.0 permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/mistralai/Devstral-Small-2-24B-Instruct-2512, https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Devstral-Small-2-24B-Instruct-2512-GGUF, https://ollama.com/library/devstral-small-2/tags
More: https://localmodel.run/model/devstral-small-2-24b