Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads with 45.5% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is available on 2 providers. Overall, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp was introduced as an experimental release, designed to test new architectural innovations and training methodologies. Built to explore the boundaries of mixture-of-experts design, it serves as a research preview for techniques that may be incorporated into future stable releases.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct represents a further evolution of the Small model series, developed with continued refinements to instruction-following and task performance. Built to incorporate ongoing improvements, it provides the latest capabilities in Mistral's intermediate-scale offering.
3 months newer

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
DeepSeek
2025-09-29
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Novita
ZeroEval

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct