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Claude Fable 5.2 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Claude Fable 5.2 leads the LLM Stats Score 61.1 to 3.6. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 278.3x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Fable 5.2 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 61.1 to 3.6, ranking #1 overall.

On price, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is roughly 278.3x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Fable 5.2 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Fable 5.2

  • overall performance matters — it scores 61.1 and ranks #1 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 278.3x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Fable 5.2
Anthropic
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
61.1
#1
3.6
#349
Reasoning
60.3
#1
3.1
#345
Coding
49.9
#1
4.5
#246
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$8.00 / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
$40.00 / M
$0.08 / M
Context window
1,000,000
32,768

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude Fable 5.2
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Math
46.8#2
6.9#291
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

29 reported for Claude Fable 5.2 · 8 for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Claude Fable 5.2 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Fable 5.2 ($8.00/1M tokens) is 160.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Fable 5.2 ($40.00/1M tokens) is 500.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.08/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Fable 5.2 is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Nov 13 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.2
Input tokens$8.00
Output tokens$40.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.08
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Fable 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,768 tokens. Claude Fable 5.2 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.2
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Fri Nov 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Fable 5.2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct does not.

Claude Fable 5.2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Fable 5.2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Fable 5.2 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude Fable 5.2

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Fable 5.2 was released on 2026-11-09, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

Claude Fable 5.2 is 22 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Claude Fable 5.2

Nov 9, 2026

4 days ago

1.8yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Fable 5.2 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.

Claude Fable 5.2 has more recent training data (up to 2026-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct (2023-10-01).

Claude Fable 5.2

Jun 2026

2.7 yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Provider Availability

Claude Fable 5.2 is available from Anthropic. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI.

Claude Fable 5.2

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $8.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $40.00/1M

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.08/1M
mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Fable 5.2 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Fable 5.2
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Fable 5.2 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Fable 5.2 or Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Claude Fable 5.2 leads the LLM Stats Score 61.1 to 3.6. Claude Fable 5.2 is made by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Fable 5.2 compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Fable 5.2 scores SWE-bench Multilingual: 96.6%, Global-MMLU: 96.0%, MILU: 94.1%, SWE-Bench Pro: 93.0%, Chartography: 91.6%. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.

Is Claude Fable 5.2 cheaper than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 160.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Fable 5.2 costs $8.00/M input and $40.00/M output via anthropic. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Fable 5.2 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Claude Fable 5.2 supports 1.0M tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Fable 5.2 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (61.1 vs 3.6), context window (1.0M vs 33K), input pricing ($8.00 vs $0.05/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Fable 5.2 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Claude Fable 5.2 is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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