0
Prompts
Mistral AI Runs locally
Mistral
Mistral models are quick and cheap for classification, extraction and short generation. Keep the prompt tight: a short role line, the rules, the input. Long rambling context makes the output worse.
1
Configs
Modelfile
Config file
Yes
Runs locally
Models
Mistral Large
Mistral Small
Configuration files
All 1- LlamaMistral
Ollama Modelfile for a local code assistant
A Modelfile with a system prompt and parameters tuned for short, correct code answers on a local model.
Guides
- LlamaMistral
Running a model on your own machine
What local models are genuinely good for, what hardware you need, and what to change in prompts that came from a hosted model.
Common questions
Where do you put standing rules for Mistral?
In Modelfile. It is read on every session, so anything you would otherwise paste into each message belongs there rather than in the conversation.
Do Mistral prompts work on other models?
Usually with changes. Every resource here records where it was tested and what to adjust elsewhere, and portable ones are filed under Universal.
Can Mistral run on my own machine?
Yes. Memory is the constraint: a 4-bit quantised model needs roughly 0.6 GB per billion parameters plus room for the context window.