Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Pixtral Large
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large'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 1 category and Pixtral Large in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Small 3.2 leads 45.0 to 32.9.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Mistral Small 3.2 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.2 | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-06-20 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 128K |
| Max output | 16K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0938 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Pixtral Large leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.74 | — |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | 988 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Pixtral Large?
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 or Pixtral Large?
Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Small 3.2 does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Pixtral Large share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.