# Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2

> Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Nemo scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Small 3.2 in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Small 3.2 leads 45.1 to 28.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 29.9% for Mistral Nemo and 49.1% for Mistral Small 3.2.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.15 / $0.15 for Mistral Nemo.
- Mistral Small 3.2 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 30.8 |
| Rank | 332 | 271 |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Input $/M | $0.15 | $0.0938 |
| Output $/M | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Mistral Nemo: 23.3 (#118)
- Mistral Small 3.2: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.6% | — |
| BALROG | 17.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Nemo: 19.9 (#230)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.63 | 131.73 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| DTBench | 48.6% | — |
| PIQA | 83.5% | — |

## Math

- Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#263)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | 10.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#293)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 29.9% | 49.1% |
| BoolQ | 82.5% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Nemo: 28.6 (#291)
- Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)

| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 881 | 1255 |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Nemo better than Mistral Small 3.2?

Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo 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 Nemo lists at $0.15 and $0.15.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Small 3.2 does, with 256K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.2 share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Nemo has 10 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.