Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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-Next 80B Base was introduced as an experimental base model with 80 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to explore advanced mixture-of-experts architectures, it provides a foundation for fine-tuning and research into efficient large-scale model design.
7 months newer

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base