Can a Raspberry Pi 5 run Magistral Small?

Technically, but very slowly. Best reported generation speed: 0.8 tokens/s on Raspberry Pi 5 (UD-Q2_K_XL, llama.cpp b9307 (CPU, OpenBLAS)), per davidscarth (edge-ai-study). Boards tested: Raspberry Pi 5.

Magistral Small speed by board

FAQ

Which edge board runs Magistral Small fastest?

Of the boards tested, Raspberry Pi 5 is fastest for Magistral Small: 0.8 tokens/s generation (UD-Q2_K_XL, llama.cpp b9307 (CPU, OpenBLAS)).

How fast does Magistral Small run on Raspberry Pi 5?

Best reported generation speed for Magistral Small on Raspberry Pi 5 is 0.8 tokens/s (UD-Q2_K_XL, llama.cpp b9307 (CPU, OpenBLAS)), from 1 sourced test. Source: davidscarth (edge-ai-study) (https://github.com/davidscarth/edge-ai-study/blob/main/RASPI5.md).

Board ↕Model ↕Runtime & setup ↕Gen t/s ↕Price ₹ (India) ↕Source ↕
Raspberry Pi 516 GB RAMMagistral Small24B params · UD-Q2_K_XLllama.cpp b9307 (CPU, OpenBLAS)NVMe (official 512GB SSD kit) · Active Cooler0.8prompt 1.6 t/s₹34,191 Buy0.02 t/s per ₹1kCommunity davidscarth (edge-ai-study)2026-05-27

Each row shows only what its source reported: RAM, quant, prompt speed and setup appear under the main value when published. Rows with full details are listed first, fastest first. Source badges: Community, Vendor, Reproduced; ⚠ marks a speed far from similar results (how we check).

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