# Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Small 3.2

> Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 7.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-mistral-small-3-2
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 45.0.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 256K.
- Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 99 | 280 |
| Context | 1.05M | 256K |
| Input $/M | $0.68 | $0.0938 |
| Output $/M | $2.09 | $0.25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.74 |

## Math

- Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1488 | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 4 better than Mistral Small 3.2?

Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 7.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 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 Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 256K.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Mistral Small 3.2 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.