Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 3.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

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

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

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.07/1M tokens) is 2.1x cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.14/1M tokens) is 5.7x cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.80/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.80
Best providerFireworks
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

211.0B diff

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 has 211.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 879.2% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
235.0Bparameters
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
235.0B
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,000 tokens. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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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 Instruct

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 Instruct 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 Instruct.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

9 months ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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 Instruct'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 Instruct

Oct 2023

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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Provider Availability

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (77.5% vs 45.3%)
Higher IFEval score (88.7% vs 82.9%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (83.0% vs 66.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

FAQ

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

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%. 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%.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 2.1x cheaper for input tokens. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output via deepinfra. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs $0.15/M input and $0.80/M output via fireworks.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 32K 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.
Key differences include context window (32K vs 262K), input pricing ($0.07 vs $0.15/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.