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Ling-2.6-1T vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Ling-2.6-1T (InclusionAI) and Mistral Small 3.2 24B (Mistral AI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 19 August 2026

As of 19 August 2026, Ling-2.6-1T holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#75 vs #78); Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 2.5× cheaper per output token ($0.25/1M vs $0.625/1M); Ling-2.6-1T offers the longer context window (262K vs 256K tokens); and Mistral Small 3.2 24B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Ling-2.6-1T if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #75 against #78 (36.0 vs 32.9 points).
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.075/1M against $0.094/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 256K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Ling-2.6-1T was listed 23 April 2026, Mistral Small 3.2 24B 20 June 2025.

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.25/1M output tokens against $0.625/1M, about 2.5× cheaper.
  • you want to self-host: Mistral Small 3.2 24B ships open weights while Ling-2.6-1T is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 1.

Ling-2.6-1T vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Ling-2.6-1T and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
FieldLing-2.6-1TInclusionAIMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
ModelCap Index position#75#78
Index score36.032.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.075$0.094
Output price / 1M tokens$0.625$0.25
Context window262K tokens256K tokens
Max output tokens33K16K
API providers listed13
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text
First listed23 April 202620 June 2025
PublisherInclusionAIMistral AI

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Ling-2.6-1T vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Public benchmark boards where Ling-2.6-1T or Mistral Small 3.2 24B has a published result
BoardLing-2.6-1TMistral Small 3.2 24BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14121402–1422Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis26.6intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Ling-2.6-1T vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: common questions

Is Ling-2.6-1T better than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Ling-2.6-1T ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 19 August 2026: #75 against #78. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Ling-2.6-1T cheaper than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.25/1M against $0.625/1M. Input tokens are $0.075/1M for Ling-2.6-1T and $0.094/1M for Mistral Small 3.2 24B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Ling-2.6-1T or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Ling-2.6-1T has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, Ling-2.6-1T or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Ling-2.6-1T and Mistral Small 3.2 24B open-weight models?

Ling-2.6-1T: API only. Mistral Small 3.2 24B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Ling-2.6-1T and Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Ling-2.6-1T and 3 for Mistral Small 3.2 24B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Ling-2.6-1T vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 19 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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