Cheapest box to run Mistral-Large-2411 at Q3_K_M
Mistral’s Mistral-Large-2411 is 123B parameters, dense. The number below is computed from that and each vendor’s published specs, not asserted. Switch the quant or the context and it recomputes in place.
Mistral-Large-2411 at Q3_K_M needs 64GB.
Cheapest Config that fits: Ascent GX10, GB10 Grace Blackwell, 128GB. Fits, 56GB headroom. Est. 3.0 tok/s.
Best offer today: $3,999.99 at Best Buy — in stock, checked 10 hours ago.
Collecting price history — 2 of 90 days. No timing verdict yet.
Offers — Ascent GX10, GB10 Grace Blackwell, 128GB, 1TB
- Mac mini, M6, 16GB$1,099Won't fit−51GB headroom
- Mac mini, M6, 24GB$1,299Won't fit−43GB headroom
- Mac mini, M6, 32GB$1,499Won't fit−35GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 24GB$1,699Won't fit−43GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 48GB$2,499Won't fit−20GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 36GB$2,499Won't fit−31GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 64GB$2,899Won't fit−5GB headroom
- GeForce RTX 5090, 32GB$2,999.99+hostWon't fit−33GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 48GB$3,099Won't fit−20GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 64GB$3,499Won't fit−5GB headroom
- Fits56GB headroomest. 3.0 tok/s
- Fits56GB headroomest. 3.0 tok/s
- Fits56GB headroomest. 6.6 tok/s
- Fits24GB headroomest. 13.0 tok/s
- Fits184GB headroomest. 13.0 tok/s
- Fits440GB headroomest. 13.0 tok/s
| Config | Memory | Price | $/GB | Fit | Headroom | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac mini, M6 | 16GB | $1,099 | $69 | Won't fit | −51GB | — |
| Mac mini, M6 | 24GB | $1,299 | $54 | Won't fit | −43GB | — |
| Mac mini, M6 | 32GB | $1,499 | $47 | Won't fit | −35GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 24GB | $1,699 | $71 | Won't fit | −43GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 48GB | $2,499 | $52 | Won't fit | −20GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 36GB | $2,499 | $69 | Won't fit | −31GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 64GB | $2,899 | $45 | Won't fit | −5GB | — |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 32GB | $2,999.99+host | $94 | Won't fit | −33GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 48GB | $3,099 | $65 | Won't fit | −20GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 64GB | $3,499 | $55 | Won't fit | −5GB | — |
| Ascent GX10, GB10 Grace Blackwell | 128GB | $3,999.99 | $31 | Fits | 56GB | 3.0 tok/s |
| DGX Spark, GB10 Grace Blackwell | 128GB | $4,699 | $37 | Fits | 56GB | 3.0 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 128GB | $5,099 | $40 | Fits | 56GB | 6.6 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 96GB | $5,499 | $57 | Fits | 24GB | 13.0 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 256GB | $9,499 | $37 | Fits | 184GB | 13.0 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 512GB | — | — | Fits | 440GB | 13.0 tok/s |
GeForce RTX 5090 is a card, not a computer: every price shown for it is the cheapest listing we found plus $1,000 for the minimum host machine.
memory = 123B × 0.489 B/param (3.91 bits) + 0.360 GB/1K × 8K K/V + 1.2 GB runtime
speed = bandwidth × 0.65 ÷ (123B active × 0.489 B/param) = 60.1 GB read per token
usable = memory − operating system reserve (8% on a Mac, 6% on a DGX Spark, 4% on a card)
Bandwidth is the vendor’s published figure. Every speed is an estimate and says so. Methodology.
What else Ascent GX10 GB10 Grace Blackwell 128GB runs
- Qwen3-235B-A22BQ3_K_M, est. 12.7 tok/s
- Mistral-Large-2411Q6_K, est. 1.8 tok/s
- gpt-oss-120bQ6_K, est. 32.6 tok/s
- Llama-4-Scout-17B-16EQ8_0, est. 7.6 tok/s
- Llama-3.3-70BQ8_0, est. 2.4 tok/s
- Qwen3-32BBF16, est. 2.8 tok/s
Best quant that still fits at 8K context, largest model first. Full list on the Config page.
Bandwidth 273GB/s, usable memory 120GB of 128GB.