Llama 4 Maverick vs Mistral Small 3.2
Which is better for the money: Llama 4 Maverick by Meta or Mistral Small 3.2 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Llama 4 Maverick
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Llama 4 Maverick: 24.7% less intelligence, 176.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 11.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Llama 4 Maverick | Mistral Small 3.2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.3 | 7.0 | −24.7% Mistral Small 3.2 is 24.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $43.98 | $121.78 | +176.9% Mistral Small 3.2 is 2.8× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.18s | 12.50s | +11.8% Mistral Small 3.2 is 11.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $0.92 | $0.07 / $0.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Llama 4 Maverick is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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