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Llama 4 Scout vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Llama 4 Scout leads the LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -0.3.

Meta · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 4 Scout leads the overall LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -0.3, ranking #282 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 4 Scout wins 3; 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 Llama 4 Scout

  • overall performance matters — it scores 7.8 and ranks #282 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Base

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 4 Scout
Meta
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.8
#282
-0.3
#326
Reasoning
6.6
#285
-0.3
#320
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 5
2 of 5
Input price
$0.08 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Context window
10,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Llama 4 Scout
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Math
12.8#232
4.5#280
Finance
10.2#143
4.9#172
Legal
10.2#127
8.4#139
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Llama 4 Scout · 9 for Mistral Small 3 24B Base

5 shared

Llama 4 Scout outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 2 benchmarks (MBPP, MMLU).

Llama 4 Scout has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

85.4B diff

Llama 4 Scout has 85.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Base, making it 361.9% larger.

Meta
Llama 4 Scout
109.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
109.0B
Llama 4 Scout
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 4 Scout specifies input context (10,000,000 tokens). Only Llama 4 Scout specifies output context (10,000,000 tokens).

Meta
Llama 4 Scout
Input10,000,000 tokens
Output10,000,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Llama 4 Scout and Mistral Small 3 24B Base support multimodal inputs.

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

Llama 4 Scout

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 4 Scout is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 4 Scout

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 4 Scout was released on 2025-04-05, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Llama 4 Scout is 2 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Llama 4 Scout

Apr 5, 2025

1.4 years ago

2mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Scout's cutoff date.

Llama 4 Scout

—

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 4 Scout and Mistral Small 3 24B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 4 Scout vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Which is better, Llama 4 Scout or Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Llama 4 Scout leads the LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -0.3. Llama 4 Scout is made by Meta and Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Llama 4 Scout compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

Llama 4 Scout scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 90.6%, ChartQA: 88.8%, MMLU: 79.6%, MMLU-Pro: 74.3%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 4 Scout and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Llama 4 Scout supports 10.0M tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 4 Scout and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.8 vs -0.3), licensing (Llama 4 Community License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 4 Scout and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.

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