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Can I run Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 in Australia?

Yes. The cheapest hardware we track that holds Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 at Q4_K_M with an 8k context is the Intel Arc B580 12GB at A$419 (Scorptec, checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST). Expect roughly 61 tokens/sec (estimate).

Mistral · released 22 May 2024 older · superseded but still widely used · 0.0M HF downloads (last 30 days)

7.25Btotal parameters (dense)
32layers (32 full-attention)
1.07 GBKV cache @ 8k · 8 KV heads × 128 dim
Model card ↗config.json · source of counts

GGUF builds: lmstudio-community

Memory needed by quantisation (8k context)

QuantWeightsTotal neededCheapest hardware that fits
Q4_K_M
4.4 GB
6.5 GB
Q5_K_M
5.2 GB
7.2 GB
Q6_K
5.9 GB
8.0 GB
Q8_0
7.7 GB
9.8 GB
F16
14.5 GB
16.6 GB

All hardware that fits at Q4_K_M

HardwareNeeds / usableEst. tok/sPriceRetailer link
6.5 / 11.5 GB fits
61 estimate
A$419
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 11.5 GB fits
65 estimate
A$539
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:38 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
58 estimate
A$699
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:38 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
78 estimate
A$1,099
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:39 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
103 estimate
A$1,099
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:38 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
118 estimate
A$1,169
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:38 am AEST
6.5 / 11.5 GB fits
110 estimate
A$1,249
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:39 am AEST
6.5 / 12.0 GB fits
26 estimate
A$1,449
Apple AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 12.0 GB fits
21 estimate
A$1,597
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
153 estimate
A$1,699
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:40 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
157 estimate
A$2,299
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:40 am AEST
6.5 / 31.5 GB fits
126 estimate
A$2,299
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:38 am AEST
6.5 / 18.0 GB fits
58 estimate
A$2,699
Apple AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 18.0 GB fits
57 estimate
A$2,999
Apple AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 23.5 GB fits
148 estimate
A$3,599
Scorptec · not in stock online
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:41 am AEST
6.5 / 48.0 GB fits
43 estimate
A$3,915
Minisforum AU · not in stock online
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 27.0 GB fits
78 estimate
A$4,299
Apple AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 96.0 GB fits
43 estimate
A$5,719
Minisforum AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 48.0 GB fits
43 estimate
A$5,894
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 48.0 GB fits
51 estimate
A$7,149
Microsoft Store AU · stale
checked 19 Oct 2026, 8:18 pm AEST
6.5 / 96.0 GB fits
43 estimate
A$8,999
Mwave · not in stock online
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 96.0 GB fits
49 estimate
A$8,999
Mwave
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 72.0 GB fits
202 estimate
A$9,499
Apple AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 96.0 GB fits
51 estimate
A$9,649
Microsoft Store AU · stale
checked 19 Oct 2026, 8:18 pm AEST
6.5 / 31.5 GB fits
250 estimate
A$10,999
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:41 am AEST
6.5 / 192.0 GB fits
154 estimate
A$11,449
Apple AU
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST
6.5 / 95.5 GB fits
237 estimate
A$27,599
Scorptec
checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:42 am AEST
6.5 / 15.5 GB fits
49 estimate
price unavailable
6.5 / 23.5 GB fits
136 estimate
price unavailable
6.5 / 23.5 GB fits
161 estimate
price unavailable
6.5 / 23.5 GB fits
158 estimate
price unavailable
6.5 / 36.0 GB fits
103 estimate
price unavailable
6.5 / 48.0 GB fits
43 estimate
price unavailable
6.5 / 96.0 GB fits
43 estimate
price unavailable

The tok/s figures are bandwidth-based estimates for this model. Where a device has a measured benchmark, the estimate is calibrated to that run. They are not measurements. Methodology.

Graphics card + system RAM (partial layer offload)

Dense models can split layers between GPU and system RAM, but every token reads all the weights, so the RAM part is slow. All figures below are estimates (Q4_K_M, 8k context, dual-channel DDR5-5600). How we estimate.

Graphics cardCard priceGPU only+ 32GB RAM+ 64GB RAM+ 128GB RAM
A$419
fits
~61 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$539
fits
~65 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$699
fits
~58 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$1,099
fits
~78 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$1,099
fits
~103 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$1,169
fits
~118 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$1,249
fits
~110 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$1,699
fits
~153 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$2,299
fits
~157 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$2,299
fits
~126 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$3,599
fits
~148 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$10,999
fits
~250 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
A$27,599
fits
~237 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
n/a
fits
~49 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
n/a
fits
~136 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
n/a
fits
~161 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
n/a
fits
~158 tok/s
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM
fits in VRAM

DDR5 kit prices today: 32GB: A$610 (Mwave, checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST) · 64GB: A$1,499 (Mwave, checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST) · 128GB: A$2,511 (Mwave, not in stock online, checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST). Card + kit only; the rest of the PC isn't included. RAM-offload speeds are estimates and can be optimistic, so check community results below.

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