Gemma 2 27B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 8.4 to -0.7.
Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 8.4 to -0.7, ranking #281 overall.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Gemma 2 27B
- you are already invested in the Google ecosystem
Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 8.4 and ranks #281 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
16 reported for Gemma 2 27B · 15 for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (MATH, MMLU).
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Gemma 2 27B has 3.6B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, making it 15.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 27B does not.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Gemma 2 27B
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemma 2 27B is licensed under Gemma, 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.
Gemma
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 12 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.
Jun 27, 2024
2.2 years ago
Jun 20, 2025
1.3 years ago
11mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Gemma 2 27B'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 Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date.
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Oct 2023
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Gemma 2 27B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Gemma 2 27B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.