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Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base are closely matched at -0.3 and 0.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

Mistral AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.3 and 0.5.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base wins 4; 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Base

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.3
#318
0.5
#314
Reasoning
-0.4
#310
0.6
#304
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 4
4 of 4
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.30 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Math
4.6#276
5.0#270
Finance
5.2#165
5.7#162
Legal
8.3#134
5.7#149
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Mistral Small 3 24B Base · 5 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

4 shared

Mistral Small 3 24B Base outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, TriviaQA).

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

Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

400.0M diff

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base has 0.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Base, making it 1.7% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
24.0Bparameters
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base support multimodal inputs.

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

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

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.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base was released on 2025-03-17.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is 2 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.6 years ago

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Mar 17, 2025

1.5 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base'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 Small 3.1 24B Base's cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base.

Which is better, Mistral Small 3 24B Base or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -0.3 and 0.5. Mistral Small 3 24B Base is made by Mistral AI and Mistral Small 3.1 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 Small 3 24B Base compare to Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base scores MMLU: 81.0%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MMMU: 59.3%, MMLU-Pro: 56.0%, GPQA: 37.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.3 vs 0.5). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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