Model Comparison
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 13.8x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is better at 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.07/1M tokens) is 6.4x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking ($0.45/1M tokens).
For output processing, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.14/1M tokens) is 24.9x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking ($3.49/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has 212.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 883.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,000 tokens. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct does not.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
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 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking was released on 2025-09-22.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is 8 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.
Jan 30, 2025
1.2 years ago
Sep 22, 2025
6 months ago
7mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking'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 VL 235B A22B Thinking's cutoff date.
Oct 2023
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Provider Availability
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is available from DeepInfra, Novita.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
View detailsMistral AI
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking