Enter opens the highlighted result. Esc closes.

Llama Guard 4 12B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Llama Guard 4 12B costs 1.7x less per output token than Mistral Small 3.2 24B ($0.18 vs $0.30 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Llama Guard 4 12B Replace Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Llama Guard 4 12BMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.18
Mistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.30
vs $0.18 vs $0.30 per 1M output tokens. Llama Guard 4 12B is 1.7x cheaper.

Llama Guard 4 12B or Mistral Small 3.2 24B: which to pick

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

Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($0.18 vs $0.30 per million).

Model ALlama Guard 4 12BMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; 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.

At a glance

Coding index
Llama Guard 4 12B 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 Guard 4 12B $0.18 against Mistral Small 3.2 24B $0.30 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
Context window
Llama Guard 4 12B takes 164K 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.

Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
Web design benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BMistral Small 3.2 24BLeader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured896Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured907Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured889Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured929Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured907Only Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 4 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 Guard 4 12B$0.0003Fits in one request
Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0003Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.0095Fits in one request
Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0059Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.038Exceeds the context window
Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.023Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B 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 Guard 4 12B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
SpecificationMeta Llama Guard 4 12BMistral Small 3.2 24B
MakerMeta LlamaMistral AI
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 30, 2025June 20, 2025
Context window164K256K
Input $/Mtok$0.18$0.10
Output $/Mtok$0.18$0.30
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Llama Guard 4 12B better than Mistral Small 3.2 24B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($0.18 vs $0.30 per million).

Which is cheaper, Llama Guard 4 12B or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per million input tokens and $0.18 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 Guard 4 12B or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B, with 256K tokens against 164K.

Has any benchmark tested both Llama Guard 4 12B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; 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. Data as of October 22, 2026.

Compare next