Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU), while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro, MMMU, SimpleQA).

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

400.0M diff

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct has 0.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, making it 1.7% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
23.6Bparameters
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
23.6B
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.2 24B 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 3.1 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 3 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.1 years ago

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

10 months ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct's cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Higher MMLU score (80.6% vs 80.5%)
Higher GPQA score (46.1% vs 46.0%)
Higher MATH score (69.4% vs 69.3%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (69.1% vs 66.8%)
Higher MMMU score (62.5% vs 59.3%)
Higher SimpleQA score (12.1% vs 10.4%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.9%, AI2D: 92.9%, HumanEval Plus: 92.9%, ChartQA: 87.4%, IF: 84.8%.