Mistral Large 2 TPS calculator
Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.
Calculated for this model
818 cards we hold specifications for
Smallest card that fits
RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell
72 GB · Q3_K_M · 12.5 tok/s
Fastest card
H100 NVL 94 GB
31.3 tok/s · 94 GB
Which GPUs can run Mistral Large 2?
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A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.
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38 cards match
Calculating| Needs | Quantisation | Fit | |||||
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31.3
tok/s
19–50 · low confidence |
H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA | 94 GB | 3,940 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 75.1 GB | Q4_K_M | Tight |
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28.4
tok/s
17–45 · low confidence |
H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 3,360 GB/s | Oct 2022 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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28.4
tok/s
17–45 · low confidence |
H800 SXM5 NVIDIA | 80 GB | 3,360 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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27.6
tok/s
17–44 · low confidence |
B200 NVIDIA | 180 GB | 8,000 GB/s | Jan 2024 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
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27.6
tok/s
17–44 · low confidence |
B300 NVIDIA | 288 GB | 8,000 GB/s | Sep 2025 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
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26.7
tok/s
16–43 · low confidence |
H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA | 96 GB | 3,360 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 75.1 GB | Q4_K_M | Tight |
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26.7
tok/s
16–43 · low confidence |
H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA | 94 GB | 3,360 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 75.1 GB | Q4_K_M | Tight |
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26.7
tok/s
16–43 · low confidence |
H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA | 96 GB | 3,360 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 75.1 GB | Q4_K_M | Tight |
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25.6
tok/s
15–41 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD | 128 GB | 6,550 GB/s | Jan 2023 | 103.8 GB | Q6_K | Tight |
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24.5
tok/s
15–39 · low confidence |
H200 NVL NVIDIA | 141 GB | 4,890 GB/s | Nov 2024 | 103.8 GB | Q6_K | Comfortable |
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24.5
tok/s
15–39 · low confidence |
H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA | 141 GB | 4,890 GB/s | Nov 2024 | 103.8 GB | Q6_K | Comfortable |
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22.0
tok/s
13–35 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD | 288 GB | 8,190 GB/s | Jan 2025 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
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22.0
tok/s
13–35 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD | 288 GB | 8,190 GB/s | Jan 2025 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
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20.8
tok/s
12–33 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD | 128 GB | 5,325 GB/s | Dec 2023 | 103.8 GB | Q6_K | Tight |
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17.3
tok/s
10–28 · low confidence |
A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 2,040 GB/s | Nov 2020 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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17.3
tok/s
10–28 · low confidence |
A100X NVIDIA | 80 GB | 2,040 GB/s | Jun 2021 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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17.3
tok/s
10–28 · low confidence |
A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 2,040 GB/s | Aug 2022 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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17.3
tok/s
10–28 · low confidence |
H100 CNX NVIDIA | 80 GB | 2,040 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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17.3
tok/s
10–28 · low confidence |
H100 PCIe 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 2,040 GB/s | Oct 2022 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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17.3
tok/s
10–28 · low confidence |
H800 PCIe 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 2,040 GB/s | Mar 2023 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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16.4
tok/s
10–26 · low confidence |
A100 PCIe 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 1,940 GB/s | Jun 2021 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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16.4
tok/s
10–26 · low confidence |
A800 PCIe 80 GB NVIDIA | 80 GB | 1,940 GB/s | Nov 2022 | 68.0 GB | IQ4_XS | Tight |
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16.1
tok/s
10–26 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD | 256 GB | 6,000 GB/s | Oct 2024 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
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14.3
tok/s
9–23 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD | 192 GB | 5,325 GB/s | Dec 2023 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
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14.3
tok/s
9–23 · low confidence |
Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD | 192 GB | 5,325 GB/s | Dec 2023 | 132.4 GB | Q8_0 | Comfortable |
Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Mistral AI
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- France
- Published
- 24 July 2024
- Authors
- Albert Jiang, Alexandre Sablayrolles, Alexis Tacnet, Alok Kothari, Antoine Roux, Arthur Mensch, Audrey Herblin-Stoop, Augustin Garreau, Austin Birky, Bam4d, Baptiste Bout, Baudouin de Monicault, Blanche Savary, Carole Rambaud, Caroline Feldman, Devendra Singh Chaplot, Diego de las Casas, Diogo Costa, Eleonore Arcelin, Emma Bou Hanna, Etienne Metzger, Gaspard Blanchet, Gianna Lengyel, Guillaume Bou…
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Language
- Task
- Language modeling/generation, Translation, Code generation
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Parameters
- 123B
- Training data
- tokens
Training compute
The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.
- How it was established
- Hardware,Cost,Benchmarks
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Open — downloadable
- Model access
- Open weights (non-commercial)
- Training code
- Unreleased
- Hugging Face
- mistralai
"We are releasing Mistral Large 2 under the Mistral Research License, that allows usage and modification for research and non-commercial usages. For commercial usage of Mistral Large 2 requiring self-deployment, a Mistral Commercial License must be acquired by contacting us."
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Likely above 10²³ FLOP
- Yes
- Why it is tracked
- Training cost
- Record confidence
- Likely
likely high training cost since previous Mistral Large cost around 20 million
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Top-tier reasoning for high-complexity tasks, for your most sophisticated needs.
- Last updated
- 21 July 2026
The extremes
The ten fastest GPUs that run Mistral Large 2
Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.
- 01 H100 NVL 94 GB 94 GB · 3,940 GB/s · Q4_K_M 31.3 tok/s
- 02 H800 SXM5 80 GB · 3,360 GB/s · IQ4_XS 28.4 tok/s
- 03 H100 SXM5 80 GB 80 GB · 3,360 GB/s · IQ4_XS 28.4 tok/s
- 04 B300 288 GB · 8,000 GB/s · Q8_0 27.6 tok/s
- 05 B200 180 GB · 8,000 GB/s · Q8_0 27.6 tok/s
- 06 H100 PCIe 96 GB 96 GB · 3,360 GB/s · Q4_K_M 26.7 tok/s
- 07 H100 SXM5 94 GB 94 GB · 3,360 GB/s · Q4_K_M 26.7 tok/s
- 08 H100 SXM5 96 GB 96 GB · 3,360 GB/s · Q4_K_M 26.7 tok/s
- 09 Radeon Instinct MI300 128 GB · 6,550 GB/s · Q6_K 25.6 tok/s
- 10 H200 NVL 141 GB · 4,890 GB/s · Q6_K 24.5 tok/s
The smallest GPUs that still run Mistral Large 2
The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.
- 01 RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell 72 GB · needs 60.8 GB · Q3_K_M · tight 12.5 tok/s
- 02 H100 CNX 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 17.3 tok/s
- 03 H800 PCIe 80 GB 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 17.3 tok/s
- 04 H800 SXM5 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 28.4 tok/s
- 05 A800 PCIe 80 GB 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 16.4 tok/s
- 06 H100 PCIe 80 GB 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 17.3 tok/s
- 07 H100 SXM5 80 GB 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 28.4 tok/s
- 08 A800 SXM4 80 GB 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 17.3 tok/s
- 09 A100 PCIe 80 GB 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 16.4 tok/s
- 10 A100X 80 GB · needs 68.0 GB · IQ4_XS · tight 17.3 tok/s
What the numbers mean
The hardware side
Minimum card
RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell
Memory needed
60.8 GB
Fastest
31.3 tok/s
Mistral Large 2 reaches a parameter count of 123B. That puts it above consumer hardware, into the range where a card is bought for this purpose rather than repurposed for it. The number of cards we track that can hold it: 38.
At the low end it is handled by RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell, with a memory capacity of 72 GB, running it at a compression of Q3_K_M and producing around 12.5 tokens per second.
The fastest we calculate for it is H100 NVL 94 GB, generating roughly 31.3 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 3,940 GB/s.
About this model
Mistral Large 2 was published by Mistral AI, in the country recorded as France, during July 2024. The publishing organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as performing the task of language modeling/generation, Translation, Code generation.
The weights being open is what puts this page in the calculator rather than only in the catalogue: it is a model you can actually hold. On Hugging Face it is published under the organisation mistralai.
How fast it runs, and why
Half the cards that hold it manage more than 17.3 tokens per second. Clearing the ten tokens per second that roughly matches reading speed: 36 of them.
Every weight participates in every token here, so bandwidth is the whole story: the ranking below is effectively a ranking of memory throughput.
Its internal architecture is not on file, so memory is approximated from the parameter count and marked accordingly. Expect the real figure to differ, more so at long context.
What went into building it
The reason it appears in this catalogue at all: training cost.
Step by step
How to choose a GPU for Mistral Large 2
The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.
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Start from the memory column
Every card here has been checked against Mistral Large 2, needing around 60.8 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M. That figure, not the headline performance of a card, is what decides whether it runs.
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Match the context to your actual use
Set the context to what you will actually use. The cache grows with the conversation, and it is the usual reason a card that seemed fine stops fitting Mistral Large 2.
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03
Set a quality floor
Compression is what makes a model fit smaller cards, at some cost in accuracy, reaching a compression of Q3_K_M on the smallest card that fits. Setting a minimum quality drops the cards that only manage it by squeezing further than you would want, and holds the comparison at one level.
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Rank by throughput rather than spec sheet
The speed ordering is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, for Mistral Large 2. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is H100 NVL 94 GB, at 31.3 tok/s.
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Look at the headroom, not just the fit
The fit column separates cards that just manage it from those with room to spare, in the case of Mistral Large 2. Comfortable means you can grow the context later. That difference matters more than a few tokens per second, so buy for comfortable if you expect to.
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Open the card you have settled on
Following a card through to its own page shows every other model it can hold, which is the question that follows once you have settled on Mistral Large 2.
Answers
Mistral Large 2 — common questions
Mistral Large 2— how fast is it on a GPU?
It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is H100 NVL 94 GB, at about 31.3 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and the number of cards clearing that: 36.
Mistral Large 2— how much VRAM does it need?
It needs about 60.8 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.
Mistral Large 2— is it open source?
Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.
Mistral Large 2— how many parameters does it have?
It has a parameter count of 123B. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.
Mistral Large 2— who created it?
It was published by Mistral AI, based in France, an organisation categorised as industry.
Mistral Large 2— when was it released?
It was published in July 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
Mistral Large 2— what is it used for?
It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as handling the task of language modeling/generation, Translation, Code generation. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.
Mistral Large 2— where can I download it?
Its weights are published on Hugging Face, under the organisation mistralai. We do not host model files — this site calculates what hardware is needed to run them.
Mistral Large 2— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?
Only by offloading, which is usually a false economy: the part held in system memory drags the whole thing down. The nearest miss we calculate falls short by 17.5 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.
Mistral Large 2— would two GPUs run it faster?
A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. The number already able to run it alone: 38. So a second card is rarely the answer here.
Mistral Large 2— why does the quantisation differ between cards?
Each card is shown running the least-compressed copy it can hold. The number of distinct compression levels across the cards that fit it: 5. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.
Mistral Large 2— how accurate are these speed estimates?
Every figure is derived from memory bandwidth and model size, not benchmarked, which is why each is published as a range rather than a single number. One example: 19–50 tok/s on H100 NVL 94 GB. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.
Mistral Large 2— what GPU do I need to run it?
The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell, with a memory capacity of 72 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q3_K_M using about 60.8 GB, and produces roughly 12.5 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 38.
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Looking at it from the other side?
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