Llama 3.2 3B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B cost about the same per output token ($0.3325 vs $0.30 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Replace Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Llama 3.2 3B InstructMeta Llama

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.3325

Mistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.30

vs $0.3325 vs $0.30 per 1M output tokens. Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 1.1x cheaper.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct or Mistral Small 3.2 24B: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model ALlama 3.2 3B InstructMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), LMArena Text: coding and LMArena Text: software and IT; Mistral Small 3.2 24B on Design Arena: websites, Design Arena: UI components and Design Arena: game dev. Compare them on price and context instead.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.7.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B has a Design Arena: websites result, 896.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Mistral Small 3.2 24B takes 256K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct $0.0002, Mistral Small 3.2 24B $0.0003 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct not benchmarked, Mistral Small 3.2 24B not benchmarked.
Widest category: None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap: None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct $0.3325 against Mistral Small 3.2 24B $0.30 per million output tokens, 1.1x apart.
Context window: Llama 3.2 3B Instruct takes 131K tokens, Mistral Small 3.2 24B 256K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index3 boards measured

Coding benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)	8.3%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: coding	1098	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: software and IT	1103	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Intelligence benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
AA Intelligence Index	5.7	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured

Agentic work benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
τ²-Bench Telecom	21.1%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
BALROG	10.1%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL)	21.9%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here

ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured

Reasoning benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)	25.5%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)	5.3%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts	1095	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: expert	1090	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English	1141	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here

MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured

Math benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
AA Math Index	3.3	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)	3.3%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: math	1126	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: mathematical work	1128	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here

KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured

Knowledge benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)	34.7%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: science	1106	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare	1104	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: legal and government	1115	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: business and finance	1074	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here

Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured

Web design benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
Design Arena: websites	Not measured	896	Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: UI components	Not measured	907	Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: game dev	Not measured	888	Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: data viz	Not measured	929	Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: all code categories	Not measured	907	Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here

GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14 boards measured

General benchmarks for Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Benchmark	Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Leader
IFBench	26.2%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)	4.3%	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text	1110	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: instruction following	1089	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: creative writing	1094	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: English	1180	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: non-English	1019	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: Chinese	1017	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: German	1056	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: Russian	949	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn	1105	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: longer queries	1100	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: writing and language	1096	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and media	1083	Not measured	Only Llama 3.2 3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0003Fits in one request

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct$0.0035Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0059Fits in one request

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct$0.013Exceeds the context window

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.023Fits in one request

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Specification	Meta Llama 3.2 3B Instruct	Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Maker	Meta Llama	Mistral AI
Weights	Open weights	Open weights
Released	September 25, 2024	June 20, 2025
Context window	131K	256K
Input $/Mtok	$0.0505	$0.10
Output $/Mtok	$0.3325	$0.30
Coding index	Not benchmarked	Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it	0	0
Cost per solved task	Not computable	Not computable
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Llama 3.2 3B Instruct better than Mistral Small 3.2 24B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.2 3B Instruct or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs $0.0505 per million input tokens and $0.3325 per million output tokens; Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs $0.10 and $0.30. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 3.2 3B Instruct or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B, with 256K tokens against 131K.

Has any benchmark tested both Llama 3.2 3B Instruct and Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct or Mistral Small 3.2 24B: which to pick

Which one for your work

Coding

Intelligence

Web design

Long documents

Everyday cost

At a glance

Benchmark by benchmark

What each workload costs

Chat turn

Repository review

Agent loop

Specification differences

Questions

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