Model Comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — which is better?
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct (by Mistral AI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) 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 3.2 24B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct if…
- you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has 56.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, making it 239.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies output context (65,536 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 3 months newer than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.
Jun 20, 2025
1.1 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
11 months ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date.
Oct 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.
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