Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B leads with 22.7% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 24B Base is a multimodal language model developed by Mistral AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 62.9% across 5 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MMLU (81.0%), TriviaQA (80.5%), MMMU (59.3%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Mistral AI's latest advancement in AI technology.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B is a language model developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 73.3% across 8 benchmarks. It excels particularly in Arena Hard (91.0%), AIME 2024 (80.4%), LiveBench (74.3%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 3 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team's latest advancement in AI technology.
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Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Mistral AI
2025-03-17
Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Qwen3 30B A3B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 12 common benchmarks
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Qwen3 30B A3B
Available providers and their performance metrics
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Mistral AI
Qwen3 30B A3B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Qwen3 30B A3B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Qwen3 30B A3B
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