Model Comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AI2D), while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, SimpleQA).
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking has 7.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, making it 31.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
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 VL 30B A3B Thinking was released on 2025-09-22.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is 3 months newer than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.
Jun 20, 2025
10 months ago
Sep 22, 2025
7 months ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking'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 VL 30B A3B Thinking's cutoff date.
Oct 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking