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Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs o3 Mini High

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs 14.7x less per output token than o3 Mini High ($0.30 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Mistral Small 3.2 24B Replace o3 Mini High
Mistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.30
o3 Mini HighOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
11.0
Output $/M
$4.40
vs $0.30 vs $4.40 per 1M output tokens. Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 14.7x cheaper.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B or o3 Mini High: 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 14.7x cheaper ($0.30 vs $4.40 per million) and a larger context window (256K against 200K tokens).

Model AMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel Bo3 Mini HighOpenAINot 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; o3 Mini High on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index. 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, o3 Mini High 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 o3 Mini High $4.40 per million output tokens, 14.7x apart.
Context window
Mistral Small 3.2 24B takes 256K tokens, o3 Mini High 200K.

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 o3 Mini High
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24Bo3 Mini HighLeader
AA Coding IndexNot measured16.3Only o3 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and o3 Mini High
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24Bo3 Mini HighLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured11.0Only o3 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and o3 Mini High
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24Bo3 Mini HighLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured0.9Only o3 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 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 o3 Mini High
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24Bo3 Mini HighLeader
Design Arena: websites896Not measuredOnly Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: UI components907Not measuredOnly Mistral Small 3.2 24B measured
Design Arena: game dev888Not 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
o3 Mini High$0.0033Fits 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
o3 Mini High$0.068Fits 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
o3 Mini High$0.264Exceeds 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 o3 Mini High
SpecificationMistral Small 3.2 24BOpenAI o3 Mini High
MakerMistral AIOpenAI
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedJune 20, 2025February 12, 2025
Context window256K200K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$1.10
Output $/Mtok$0.30$4.40
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 o3 Mini High 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 14.7x cheaper ($0.30 vs $4.40 per million) and a larger context window (256K against 200K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or o3 Mini High?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; o3 Mini High costs $1.10 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or o3 Mini High?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B, with 256K tokens against 200K.

Has any benchmark tested both Mistral Small 3.2 24B and o3 Mini High?

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; o3 Mini High on AA Coding Index, AA Intelligence Index and AA Agentic Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.

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