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Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs 1.5x less per output token than Mistral Small 3.2 24B ($0.20 vs $0.30 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Mistral Small 3.2 24B Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.30
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
vs $0.30 vs $0.20 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 1.5x cheaper.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Qwen2.5 7B 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 a larger context window (256K against 33K tokens).

Model AMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot 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; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI 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, Qwen2.5 7B 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 per million output tokens, 1.5x apart.
Context window
Mistral Small 3.2 24B takes 256K tokens, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 33K.

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.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured118.5Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
BALROGNot measured7.8%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured35.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Math benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured2.5%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
MMLUNot measured72.9%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
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
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
General benchmarks for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
BenchmarkMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B InstructLeader
DTBenchNot measured47.7%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCANot measured6.4%Only Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 44 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
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.0059Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Mistral Small 3.2 24B$0.023Fits in one request
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window

Qwen2.5 7B 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 Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
SpecificationMistral Small 3.2 24BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
MakerMistral AIQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJune 20, 2025October 16, 2024
Context window256K33K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.10
Output $/Mtok$0.30$0.20
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 Qwen2.5 7B 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 a larger context window (256K against 33K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B, with 256K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen2.5 7B 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; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.

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