Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition vs Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition | Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 24.0B | 7.2B |
| Context | 131K | 33K |
| Architecture | Mistral3ForConditionalGeneration | MistralForCausalLM |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Downloads | 6.0K | 3.7M |
| Released | Apr 2026 | — |
VRAM by Quantization: Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition vs Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3
| Quantization | Bits | Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition VRAM | Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.40 | — | 3.6 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 3.90 | — | 4.1 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 3.50 | — | 3.7 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 4.80 | — | 4.9 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 5.70 | — | 5.7 GB |
| Q6_K | 6.60 | — | 6.5 GB |
| Q8_0 | 8.00 | — | 7.8 GB |
Verdict
Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition supports a longer context window (131K tokens). Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which has a longer context window, Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition or Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3?
Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition supports 131,072 tokens and Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 supports 32,768 tokens.
- What is the difference between Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition and Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3?
Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition is a 24.0B model from dphn (Mistral family), while Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 is a 7.2B model from Mistral AI (Mistral family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.