Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 36.3 to 26.3.
- Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 39.2 |
| Released | 2025-06-20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0938 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 6 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1316 |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1299 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.74 | — |
Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1304 |
Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1279 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1324 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1287 |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1328 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.