Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B leads with 31.4% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs. Qwen3 30B A3B is available on 3 providers. Overall, Qwen3 30B A3B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 24B Base was developed as a 24-billion-parameter foundation model, designed to serve as a base for fine-tuning and customization. Built to provide a strong starting point for domain-specific applications, it represents an intermediate-scale option in Mistral's model lineup.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B was created with a mixture-of-experts architecture featuring 30 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to provide strong capabilities with efficient inference through sparse activation, it balances performance with practical computational requirements.
2 months newer

Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
2025-01-30

Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3 30B A3B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3 30B A3B
DeepInfra

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3 30B A3B

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3 30B A3B
Fireworks
Novita