Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 38× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Mistral Small 3.2 scores higher in 0 categories and Nova Premier 1.0 in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nova Premier 1.0 leads 35.4 to 26.8.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
- Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2025-06-20 | 2025-04-30 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 16K | 10K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0938 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $12.50 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 6 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282), Nova Premier 1.0: 22.3 (#182)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | 44.8% |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.73 | — |
Math Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251), Nova Premier 1.0: 31.5 (#194)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 35% |
Knowledge Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249), Nova Premier 1.0: 35.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 72.6% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 51.8% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 66.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 80.3% |
Writing & Preference Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219), Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#174)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | — |
| WildBench | — | 78.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 38× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 or Nova Premier 1.0?
Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Nova Premier 1.0 share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Nova Premier 1.0 has 6.