Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Mistral Small 3.2
Mistral Medium 3.1 and Mistral Small 3.2 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.5 vs 30.8), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.1 scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Small 3.2 in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.1 leads 55.6 to 45.1.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2 for Mistral Medium 3.1.
- Mistral Small 3.2 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 131K.
- Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral Small 3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.5 | 30.8 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 256K |
| Max output | 105K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.0938 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 6 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336), Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.73 |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.1 leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140), Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | 1255 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Mistral Small 3.2?
Mistral Medium 3.1 and Mistral Small 3.2 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.5 vs 30.8), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Mistral Small 3.2?
Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3.1 lists at $0.40 and $2.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Small 3.2 does, with 256K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Mistral Small 3.2 share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.