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Hy4 preview vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 4.4.

Tencent · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hy4 preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 4.4, ranking #10 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Hy4 preview wins 1; 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 Hy4 preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.5 and ranks #10 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hy4 preview
Tencent
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.5
#10
4.4
#286
Reasoning
51.2
#8
4.4
#280
Coding
40.9
#10
9.8
#158
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Hy4 preview
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Math
40.3#12
8.2#252
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

32 reported for Hy4 preview · 9 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

1 shared

Hy4 preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Hy4 preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

746.0B diff

Hy4 preview has 746.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct, making it 3108.3% larger.

Tencent
Hy4 preview
770.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
770.0B
Hy4 preview
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy4 preview does not.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Hy4 preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Hy4 preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hy4 preview was released on 2026-08-28, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.

Hy4 preview is 18 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Hy4 preview

Aug 28, 2026

3 days ago

1.4yr newer
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Hy4 preview and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hy4 preview
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Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Hy4 preview vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Hy4 preview or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 4.4. Hy4 preview is made by Tencent 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 Hy4 preview compare to Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Hy4 preview scores GPQA: 92.3%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 85.4%, WideSearch: 83.9%, MCP Atlas: 83.7%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 82.9%. 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 Hy4 preview and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.5 vs 4.4), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hy4 preview and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Hy4 preview is developed by Tencent and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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