Cheapest box to run Mistral-Large-2411 at Q8_0
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 Q8_0 needs 135GB.
Cheapest Config that fits: Mac Studio, M3 Ultra, 256GB, refurbished. Fits, 113GB headroom. Est. 4.1 tok/s.
Best offer today: $7,729 at Apple Certified Refurbished — in stock, checked 19 minutes ago.
Price history: 47 days recorded.
Offers — Mac Studio, M3 Ultra, 256GB, 1TB, refurbished
- Apple Certified RefurbishedRefurbished by Apple, with Apple's one-year limited warranty and 14-day returns. Apple says refurbished supply is usually very limited and often runs out, so this row can go dead faster than a new one.in stockchecked 19 minutes ago$7,729
- Mac mini, M6, 16GB$1,099Won't fit−122GB headroom
- Mac mini, M6, 24GB$1,299Won't fit−114GB headroom
- Mac mini, M6, 32GB$1,499Won't fit−106GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 24GB$1,699Won't fit−114GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 48GB$2,499Won't fit−91GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 36GB$2,499Won't fit−102GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 64GB$2,899Won't fit−76GB headroom
- GeForce RTX 5090, 32GB$2,999.99+hostWon't fit−104GB headroom
- Won't fit−76GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 48GB$3,099Won't fit−91GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 64GB$3,499Won't fit−76GB headroom
- Won't fit−14GB headroom
- Won't fit−46GB headroom
- Won't fit−15GB headroom
- Won't fit−14GB headroom
- Won't fit−15GB headroom
- Won't fit−46GB headroom
- Fits113GB headroomest. 4.1 tok/s
- Fits113GB headroomest. 6.0 tok/s
- Fits369GB headroomest. 6.0 tok/s
| Config | Memory | Price | Fit | Headroom | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac mini, M6 | 16GB | $1,099 | Won't fit | −122GB | — |
| Mac mini, M6 | 24GB | $1,299 | Won't fit | −114GB | — |
| Mac mini, M6 | 32GB | $1,499 | Won't fit | −106GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 24GB | $1,699 | Won't fit | −114GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 48GB | $2,499 | Won't fit | −91GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 36GB | $2,499 | Won't fit | −102GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 64GB | $2,899 | Won't fit | −76GB | — |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 32GB | $2,999.99+host | Won't fit | −104GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M4 Max, refurb | 64GB | $3,049 | Won't fit | −76GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 48GB | $3,099 | Won't fit | −91GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 64GB | $3,499 | Won't fit | −76GB | — |
| Ascent GX10, GB10 Grace Blackwell | 128GB | $3,999.99 | Won't fit | −14GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M3 Ultra, refurb | 96GB | $4,329 | Won't fit | −46GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M4 Max, refurb | 128GB | $4,409 | Won't fit | −15GB | — |
| DGX Spark, GB10 Grace Blackwell | 128GB | $4,699 | Won't fit | −14GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 128GB | $5,099 | Won't fit | −15GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 96GB | $5,499 | Won't fit | −46GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M3 Ultra, refurb | 256GB | $7,729 | Fits | 113GB | 4.1 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 256GB | $9,499 | Fits | 113GB | 6.0 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 512GB | — | Fits | 369GB | 6.0 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 × 1.063 B/param (8.5 bits) + 0.360 GB/1K × 8K K/V + 1.2 GB runtime
speed = bandwidth × 0.65 ÷ (123B active × 1.063 B/param) = 130.7 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 Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB refurb runs
- Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-InstructQ3_K_M, est. 23.9 tok/s
- Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128EQ4_K_M, est. 39.9 tok/s
- GLM-4.6Q4_K_M, est. 21.2 tok/s
- DeepSeek-V4-FlashQ6_K, est. 38.4 tok/s
- Qwen3-235B-A22BQ6_K, est. 22.7 tok/s
- MiniMax-M2Q8_0, est. 38.5 tok/s
Best quant that still fits at 8K context, largest model first. Full list on the Config page.
Bandwidth 819GB/s, usable memory 248GB of 256GB.