Model comparison
Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2
Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Nemo scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Small 3.2 in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Small 3.2 leads 45.0 to 28.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 29.9% for Mistral Nemo and 49.1% for Mistral Small 3.2.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.15 / $0.15 for Mistral Nemo.
- Mistral Small 3.2 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 26.4 | 31.2 |
| Released | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 256K |
| Max output | 128K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.0938 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.6% | — |
| BALROG | 17.6% | — |
Reasoning Mistral Nemo leads
Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232), Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.68 | 131.74 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| DTBench | 48.6% | — |
| PIQA | 83.5% | — |
Math Too close to call
Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | 10.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.2% | — |
Knowledge Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 29.9% | 49.1% |
| BoolQ | 82.5% | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296), Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 881 | 1255 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Nemo better than Mistral Small 3.2?
Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo 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 Nemo lists at $0.15 and $0.15.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Small 3.2 does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.2 share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Nemo has 10 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.