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Can Mac mini M4 Pro 24 GB run Recursive Flint (40B-A2.5B)?

24 GB unified · 273 GB/s memory bandwidth · Recursive Flint (40B-A2.5B) has 39.8B parameters (2.5B active per token).

Short answer

No. It doesn't fit in memory.

Needs ≈21 GB but only ≈17 GB is available after the OS, other apps and Open WebUI.

Why it doesn’t fit

Even its smallest practical version (MXFP4) needs about 21 GB for the model, its context memory and the runtime. After macOS (≈3.5 GB), a browser with a few tabs (≈3.0 GB) and Open WebUI (≈1.0 GB), Mac mini M4 Pro 24 GB has about 17 GB left, so it’s 4.5 GB short.

Ways to make it work

  • Close everything else

    Not enough on its own: with every other app closed it’s still about 1.5 GB short.

  • Pick a smaller model from the same family

    No smaller Flint model in our catalog runs well here. See the other models below.

  • Get more memory

    The same chip with 48 GB handles it: Excellent.

  • Check your exact setup

    These pages assume typical settings. A shorter context or a lighter chat app can change the answer.

    Check Mac mini M4 Pro 24 GB

The same applies to every workload we rate (chat, coding questions, coding in a repository, agentic coding and long documents): they all need at least as much memory as chat.

Other models for Mac mini M4 Pro 24 GB

The best-rated models for chat on this machine.

Everything Mac mini M4 Pro 24 GB can run

Cheapest machines for Recursive Flint (40B-A2.5B)

Hardware rated comfortable or better for chat, lowest price first.

Same chip, other memory: 48 GB, 64 GB

Different tool, context size or workload?

These pages use typical settings. The full check models your exact setup.

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