Model Comparison

Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 16 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

10 months ago

1.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Claude 3 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Sonnet

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Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (46.1% vs 40.4%)
Higher MATH score (69.4% vs 43.1%)
Higher MMLU score (80.5% vs 79.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (69.1% vs 56.8%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3 Sonnet compare to Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.9%, AI2D: 92.9%, HumanEval Plus: 92.9%, ChartQA: 87.4%, IF: 84.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Claude 3 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.