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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral Small 3 24B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct — which is better?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (by Google) and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct (by Mistral AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU-Pro). Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU-Pro).

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

22.1B diff

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has 22.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview, making it 1156.5% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
1.9Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies input context (32,000 tokens). Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies output context (32,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct does not.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, 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.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma

Open weights

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is 4 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

3mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has more recent training data (up to 2024-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct (2023-10-01).

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

8 mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Mistral AI
Larger context window (32,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (45.3% vs 23.7%)
Higher HumanEval score (84.8% vs 75.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (66.3% vs 50.6%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview or Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is made by Google and Mistral Small 3 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 Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview scores ARC-E: 81.6%, BoolQ: 81.6%, PIQA: 81.0%, HellaSwag: 78.6%, HumanEval: 75.0%. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 32K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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