Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available on 2 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 24B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the 24B base model, designed to follow user instructions reliably. Built to serve general-purpose applications requiring moderate capability, it balances performance with deployment practicality.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of the 3.1 base model, designed to deliver improved instruction-following with refinements from the updated architecture. Built to serve diverse applications with enhanced reliability, it advances the Small model line's capabilities.
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-01-30

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-03-17
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
DeepInfra
Mistral AI


Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct