Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct leads with 12.8% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct represents a further evolution of the Small model series, developed with continued refinements to instruction-following and task performance. Built to incorporate ongoing improvements, it provides the latest capabilities in Mistral's intermediate-scale offering.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
4 months newer

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Phi 4 Mini