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Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Hermes 3 70B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs 2.3x less per output token than Hermes 3 70B Instruct ($0.30 vs $0.70 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Mistral Small 3.2 24B Replace Hermes 3 70B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.30
N Hermes 3 70B InstructNous Research
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.70
vs $0.30 vs $0.70 per 1M output tokens. Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 2.3x cheaper.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Hermes 3 70B Instruct: which to pick

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

Pick Mistral Small 3.2 24B for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($0.30 vs $0.70 per million) and a larger context window (256K against 131K tokens).

Model AMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BHermes 3 70B InstructNous ResearchNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Mistral Small 3.2 24B has results on Design Arena: websites, Design Arena: UI components and Design Arena: game dev; Hermes 3 70B Instruct on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run). 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
Mistral Small 3.2 24B not benchmarked, Hermes 3 70B Instruct 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
Mistral Small 3.2 24B $0.30 against Hermes 3 70B Instruct $0.70 per million output tokens, 2.3x apart.
Context window
Mistral Small 3.2 24B takes 256K tokens, Hermes 3 70B Instruct 131K.

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 Index1 board measured
Coding benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BHermes 3 70B InstructLeader
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured18.8%Only Hermes 3 70B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BHermes 3 70B InstructLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured6.7Only Hermes 3 70B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BHermes 3 70B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured40.1%Only Hermes 3 70B Instruct measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured4.0%Only Hermes 3 70B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BHermes 3 70B InstructLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured57.1%Only Hermes 3 70B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
Web design benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BHermes 3 70B InstructLeader
Design Arena: websites896Not measuredOnly Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: UI components904Not measuredOnly Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: game dev889Not measuredOnly Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: data viz929Not measuredOnly Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: all code categories907Not measuredOnly 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

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0003Fits in one request
Hermes 3 70B Instruct$0.0010Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0059Fits in one request
Hermes 3 70B Instruct$0.037Fits in one request

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.023Fits in one request
Hermes 3 70B Instruct$0.147Exceeds the context window

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 Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct
SpecificationMistral Small 3.2 24BNous Hermes 3 70B Instruct
MakerMistral AINous Research
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJune 20, 2025August 18, 2024
Context window256K131K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.70
Output $/Mtok$0.30$0.70
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Mistral Small 3.2 24B better than Hermes 3 70B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mistral Small 3.2 24B for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($0.30 vs $0.70 per million) and a larger context window (256K against 131K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Hermes 3 70B Instruct costs $0.70 and $0.70. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

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

Has any benchmark tested both Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Hermes 3 70B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Mistral Small 3.2 24B has results on Design Arena: websites, Design Arena: UI components and Design Arena: game dev; Hermes 3 70B Instruct on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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