Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507Which is better in 2026?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 — which is better?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base (by Mistral AI) and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Base if…

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Mistral Small 3 24B Base outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Jun 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

211.4B diff

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 has 211.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Base, making it 895.8% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
235.0Bparameters
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
235.0B
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 does not.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 6 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.4 years ago

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

11 months ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507'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 Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507's cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (77.5% vs 34.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (83.0% vs 54.4%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
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Feature
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.

Which is better, Mistral Small 3 24B Base or Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Base is made by Mistral AI and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Mistral Small 3 24B Base compare to Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 scores ZebraLogic: 95.0%, MMLU-Redux: 93.1%, IFEval: 88.7%, MultiPL-E: 87.9%, Creative Writing v3: 87.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 supports 262K 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 Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small 3 24B Base and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507?

Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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