Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (ChartQA).

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue May 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

49.8B diff

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has 49.8B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, making it 211.0% larger.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

23.6Bparameters

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

73.4Bparameters

23.6B

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

73.4B

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct 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

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is 10 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

10 months ago

9mo newer

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Aug 29, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-06-30.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has more recent training data (up to 2023-10-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (2023-06-30).

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

4 mo newer

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Jun 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

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Mistral AI

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher ChartQA score (88.3% vs 87.4%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct	Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Which is better, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct or Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Qwen2-VL-72B-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 3.2 24B Instruct compare to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct 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%. Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.5%, VCR_en_easy: 91.9%, ChartQA: 88.3%, OCRBench: 87.7%, MMBench: 86.5%.

What are the main differences between Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Apache 2.0 vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.