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Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Mistral Nemo (Mistral AI) 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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Mistral Small 3.2 24B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#78 vs #227); Mistral Nemo is 8.3× cheaper per output token ($0.03/1M vs $0.25/1M); and Mistral Small 3.2 24B offers the longer context window (256K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Nemo if…

  • API cost matters — $0.03/1M output tokens against $0.25/1M, about 8.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.019/1M against $0.094/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 3.

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #78 against #227 (32.7 vs 0.0 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 256K tokens against 131K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mistral Small 3.2 24B was listed 20 June 2025, Mistral Nemo 19 July 2024.

Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
FieldMistral NemoMistral AIMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
ModelCap Index position#227#78
Index score0.032.7
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.019$0.094
Output price / 1M tokens$0.03$0.25
Context window131K tokens256K tokens
Max output tokens16K16K
API providers listed43
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text
First listed19 July 202420 June 2025
PublisherMistral AIMistral AI

Evidence: publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Nemo or Mistral Small 3.2 24B has a published result
BoardMistral NemoMistral Small 3.2 24BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14121402–1422Only 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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Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: common questions

Is Mistral Nemo better than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #78 against #227. 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 Mistral Nemo cheaper than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Nemo is cheaper on output tokens: $0.03/1M against $0.25/1M. Input tokens are $0.019/1M for Mistral Nemo 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, Mistral Nemo or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B has the larger context window: 256K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Nemo 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 Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.2 24B open-weight models?

Mistral Nemo: Open weights. 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 Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Mistral Nemo 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 Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 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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