Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition vs Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition | Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 24.0B | 23.6B |
| Context | 131K | 33K |
| Architecture | Mistral3ForConditionalGeneration | MistralForCausalLM |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Downloads | 6.0K | 15.7K |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition vs Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8
| Quantization | Bits | Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition VRAM | Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | 48.7 GB | 47.9 GB |
Verdict
Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 needs less VRAM at BF16 (47.9 GB vs 48.7 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition supports a longer context window (131K tokens). Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which needs less VRAM, Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition or Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8?
At BF16, Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition needs 48.7 GB and Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 needs 47.9 GB, so Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 is the lighter option to run locally.
- Which has a longer context window, Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition or Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8?
Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition supports 131,072 tokens and Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 supports 32,768 tokens.
- What is the difference between Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition and Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8?
Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition is a 24.0B model from dphn (Mistral family), while Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 Quantized.w8a8 is a 23.6B model from RedHatAI (Mistral family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.