Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct leads with 32.4% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct 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-Next 80B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Qwen3-Next 80B, designed to combine large-scale mixture-of-experts architecture with reliable instruction-following. Built to demonstrate efficient deployment of capable models, it balances advanced performance with practical computational efficiency.
7 months newer

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Novita

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct