Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Qwen3-1.7B
Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3.2 scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3-1.7B in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Small 3.2 leads 24.9 to 15.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 30.3% for Mistral Small 3.2 and 8.1% for Qwen3-1.7B.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.2 | Qwen3-1.7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2025-06-20 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0938 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 6 | 4 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Qwen3-1.7B: 24.5 (#108)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 28.4% |
Reasoning Qwen3-1.7B leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282), Qwen3-1.7B: 18.5 (#263)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.73 | — |
Math Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251), Qwen3-1.7B: 15.4 (#288)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | 8.1% |
Knowledge Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#273)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | 38% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219), Qwen3-1.7B: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Qwen3-1.7B?
Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Qwen3-1.7B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-1.7B has 4.