LFM3-1.7B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
LFM3-1.7B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 7.9.
Liquid AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
LFM3-1.7B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.0 to 7.9, ranking #192 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, LFM3-1.7B 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 LFM3-1.7B
- overall performance matters — it scores 25.0 and ranks #192 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — 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 Oct 2026
Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
- you want predictable pricing at $0.07/M input and $0.20/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
20 reported for LFM3-1.7B · 15 for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
LFM3-1.7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
LFM3-1.7B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has 21.9B more parameters than LFM3-1.7B, making it 1264.2% 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 LFM3-1.7B 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.
LFM3-1.7B
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
LFM3-1.7B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, 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.
LFM Open License v1.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
LFM3-1.7B was released on 2026-10-27, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.
LFM3-1.7B is 16 months newer than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.
Oct 27, 2026
5 days ago
1.4yr newerJun 20, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while LFM3-1.7B'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 LFM3-1.7B's cutoff date.
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Oct 2023
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against LFM3-1.7B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about LFM3-1.7B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.