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Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.4 to -0.3.

Mistral AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.4 to -0.3, ranking #33 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Mistral Large 4

  • overall performance matters — it scores 46.4 and ranks #33 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Base

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
46.4
#33
-0.3
#342
Reasoning
44.0
#42
-0.3
#336
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.68 / M
— / M
Output price
$2.09 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Mistral Large 4 · 9 for Mistral Small 3 24B Base

No common benchmarks found

Mistral Large 4 and Mistral Small 3 24B Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1026.4B diff

Mistral Large 4 has 1026.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Base, making it 4349.2% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
1.1Tparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
1050.0B
Mistral Large 4
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Large 4 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

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

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

Mistral Large 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Large 4 is licensed under a proprietary license, 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.

Mistral Large 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Mistral Large 4 is 20 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

1 days ago

1.7yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Mistral Large 4'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 Mistral Large 4's cutoff date.

Mistral Large 4

—

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

Mistral Large 4
✓ Preferred
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FAQ

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

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

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.4 to -0.3. Mistral Large 4 is made by Mistral AI 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 Mistral Large 4 compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

Mistral Large 4 scores B3 AI Security Benchmark: 93.3%, CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, KORABench: 84.5%, CyberGym: 82.0%. 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 Mistral Large 4 and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Mistral Large 4 supports 1.0M 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 Mistral Large 4 and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (46.4 vs -0.3), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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