Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Mistral AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (Arena Hard, MATH), while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro, Wild Bench). Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
- you want predictable pricing at $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output
Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (Arena Hard, MATH), while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro, Wild Bench).
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has 0.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, making it 1.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies input context (32,000 tokens). Only Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct specifies output context (32,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 5 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.
Jan 30, 2025
1.6 years ago
Jun 20, 2025
1.2 years ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Both models have the same knowledge cutoff date of 2023-10-01.
They should have similar awareness of historical events and information up to this date.
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.
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