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Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Muse Ember

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 7.9. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 1.9x cheaper per token.

Mistral AI · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 7.9, ranking #47 overall.

On price, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is roughly 1.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Muse Ember also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 1.9x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Muse Ember

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.9 and ranks #47 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Muse Ember
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
7.9
#325
45.9
#47
Reasoning
7.3
#325
48.1
#24
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.07 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$0.20 / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
128,000
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Muse Ember
Vision
9.6#154
23.4#78
Multimodal
12.5#129
23.6#74
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

15 reported for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct · 6 for Muse Ember

No common benchmarks found

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Muse Emberdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct ($0.07/1M tokens) is 1.3x cheaper than Muse Ember ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens) is 2.5x cheaper than Muse Ember ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Muse Ember is more expensive than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
Meta
Muse Ember
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerMeta
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Muse Ember accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Muse Ember can generate longer responses up to 524,288 tokens, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Meta
Muse Ember
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

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

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

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Ember

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Muse Ember uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Muse Ember

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20, while Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09.

Muse Ember is 17 months newer than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

1.4 years ago

Muse Ember

Nov 9, 2026

3 days ago

1.4yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Muse Ember'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 Muse Ember's cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Muse Ember

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Provider Availability

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra. Muse Ember is available from Meta Model API.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M

Muse Ember

meta logo
Meta
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Muse Ember.

Which is better, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct or Muse Ember?

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 7.9. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Muse Ember is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

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

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.9%, AI2D: 92.9%, HumanEval Plus: 92.9%, ChartQA: 87.4%, IF: 84.8%. Muse Ember scores PerceptionBench: 80.6%, OSWorld 2.1 (partial): 69.5%, Agents' Last Exam: 61.6%, Personal Superintelligence Index: 46.8%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 40.9%.

Is Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct cheaper than Muse Ember?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct costs $0.07/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra. Muse Ember costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via meta.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Muse Ember?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Muse Ember supports 1.0M 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 3.2 24B Instruct and Muse Ember?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (7.9 vs 45.9), context window (128K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.07 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Muse Ember?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Muse Ember is developed by Meta.

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