Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

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

Verdict: Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct — which is better?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct (by Mistral AI) and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct (by Mistral AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

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.

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct if…

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

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.

Wed Jul 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

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

1.3 years ago

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

1.1 years 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

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Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Higher MMLU score (80.6% vs 80.5%)
Mistral AI
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

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

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

Which is better, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct or 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.

How does Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct compare to Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

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%.

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