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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 3.7 to -5.6.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 3.7 to -5.6, ranking #329 overall.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct wins 6; 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 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

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

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores 3.7 and ranks #329 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 6 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Google
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.6
#382
3.7
#329
Reasoning
-6.4
#377
3.8
#322
Coding
-0.2
#265
9.6
#192
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 6
6 of 6
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Math
-1.3#315
7.8#274
Finance
-4.3#224
7.3#171
Legal
-4.3#206
7.3#153
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

28 reported for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview · 9 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

6 shared

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is better at 6 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MBPP, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, TriviaQA).

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Oct 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

22.1B diff

Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, while Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 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 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is 2 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.4 years ago

2mo newer
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 3.7 to -5.6. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is made by Google and Mistral Small 3.1 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 Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview compare to Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.6 vs 3.7), 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 3.1 24B Instruct?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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