Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

9.0B diff

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has 9.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 37.5% larger.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

24.0Bparameters

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

33.0Bparameters

24.0B

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

33.0B

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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).

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Input32,000 tokens

Output32,000 tokens

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct does not.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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 Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 8 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.3 years ago

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

8 months ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct'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 32B Instruct's cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

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Mistral AI

Larger context window (32,000 tokens)

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (68.9% vs 45.3%)

Higher IFEval score (84.7% vs 82.9%)

Higher MMLU-Pro score (78.6% vs 66.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct	Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct 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 Instruct compare to Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 32K tokens and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports an unknown number of 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 Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

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

Who makes Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.