Mistral Small 3.1 vs Mistral Small 3.2
Which is better for the money: Mistral Small 3.1 by Mistral 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 Mistral Small 3.1
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Mistral Small 3.1: 1.4% less intelligence, 337.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 4.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Small 3.1 | Mistral Small 3.2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 7.1 | 7.0 | −1.4% Mistral Small 3.2 is 1.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $27.82 | $121.78 | +337.7% Mistral Small 3.2 is 4.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.99s | 12.50s | +4.3% Mistral Small 3.2 is 4.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.08 / $0.14 | $0.07 / $0.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Small 3.1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- 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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