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# Run Dolphin 2.1 Mistral on Mac

Dolphin 2.1 Mistral runs 100% private on Mac inside Private LLM — no internet connection required, no data sent to any server.

7.2BMac

## Specifications

Parameters

7.2B

Context window

33K tokens

License

Apache 2.0

Family

Mistral 7B

## What Dolphin 2.1 Mistral is good at

[uncensored](/models/uncensored)

Dolphin 2.1 is an uncensored AI language model based on Mistral 7B, licensed for both commercial and non-commercial use. It is designed to be highly compliant with user requests, including creative or unrestricted tasks, because alignment and bias were removed from its training data. The model is good at generating detailed, step-by-step responses across a wide range of topics.

## Which of your devices can run it

### Mac

Mac (Apple Silicon, 192GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 128GB)Mac Studio / Pro (Apple Silicon, 96GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 64GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 48GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 36GB)Mac (Apple Silicon, 32GB)MacBook Air (M4, 24GB)MacBook Air (M-series, 16GB)Mac (Apple Silicon, 8GB)

Browse every model that fits [iPhone](/models/best-for-iphone) or [Mac](/models/best-for-mac).

## How to run Dolphin 2.1 Mistral in Private LLM

1.  Download Private LLM from the App Store.
2.  Open the in-app model library and choose Dolphin 2.1 Mistral.
3.  Download the model once, then chat fully offline.

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## Variants & related models

![Mistral logo](/model-logos/mistral.svg)

### Airoboros M 7B

7.2B

general

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[View details →](/models/airoboros-m-7b-3.1.2)

![Mistral logo](/model-logos/mistral.svg)

### BioMistral 7B

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[View details →](/models/biomistral-7b)

![Mistral logo](/model-logos/mistral.svg)

### Cerbero 7B

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[View details →](/models/cerbero-7b)

![Mistral logo](/model-logos/mistral.svg)

### CodeNinja 1.0 OpenChat 7B

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8K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/codeninja-1.0-openchat-7b)

![Mistral logo](/model-logos/mistral.svg)

### DictaLM 2.0 Instruct

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33K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/dictalm2.0-instruct)

![Mistral logo](/model-logos/mistral.svg)

### Dolphin 2.8 Mistral 7B v0.2

7.2B

uncensored

33K contextiPhone & iPad

[View details →](/models/dolphin-2.8-mistral-7b-v02)

## Frequently asked questions

-   Can I run Dolphin 2.1 Mistral on iPhone?
    
    Dolphin 2.1 Mistral is too large for current iPhones. It runs on Mac with enough unified memory inside Private LLM, fully offline.
    
-   Can I run Dolphin 2.1 Mistral on Mac?
    
    Yes. Dolphin 2.1 Mistral runs on Macs with enough unified memory, such as Mac (Apple Silicon, 192GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 128GB), Mac Studio / Pro (Apple Silicon, 96GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 64GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 48GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 36GB), Mac (Apple Silicon, 32GB), MacBook Air (M4, 24GB), MacBook Air (M-series, 16GB), Mac (Apple Silicon, 8GB), fully on-device in Private LLM.
    
-   Does Dolphin 2.1 Mistral work offline?
    
    Yes. Once downloaded in Private LLM, Dolphin 2.1 Mistral runs 100% on-device — no internet connection, and nothing is sent to any server.
    
-   Is Dolphin 2.1 Mistral free to use?
    
    Private LLM is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no per-message cost. The models themselves are open source — once downloaded, they run offline with nothing to pay per use.
    

## Why run Dolphin 2.1 Mistral in Private LLM

Private LLM has run local AI on iPhone, iPad, and Mac since 2023, before Apple Intelligence existed. Inference happens on your device, so your Dolphin 2.1 Mistral conversations never reach a server.

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Specifications and summary come from Dolphin 2.1 Mistral's [Hugging Face model card](https://huggingface.co/cognitivecomputations/dolphin-2.1-mistral-7b), released under the Apache 2.0 license. Private LLM ships its own model builds and isn't affiliated with the model's authors.