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Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Nemotron 3 Super

Mistral Small 3.2 24B (Mistral AI) and Nemotron 3 Super (NVIDIA) 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, Nemotron 3 Super holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#75 vs #78); Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 1.6× cheaper per output token ($0.25/1M vs $0.40/1M); Nemotron 3 Super offers the longer context window (1M vs 256K tokens); and Mistral Small 3.2 24B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.25/1M output tokens against $0.40/1M, about 1.6× cheaper.
  • you want to self-host: Mistral Small 3.2 24B ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Super is restricted license.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1412 against 1408.

Choose Nemotron 3 Super if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #75 against #78 (35.8 vs 32.7 points).
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.085/1M against $0.094/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 256K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Super was listed 11 March 2026, Mistral Small 3.2 24B 20 June 2025.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Nemotron 3 Super: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Nemotron 3 Super
FieldMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AINemotron 3 SuperNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#78#75
Index score32.735.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.094$0.085
Output price / 1M tokens$0.25$0.40
Context window256K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens16K16K
API providers listed33
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesImage, TextText
First listed20 June 202511 March 2026
PublisherMistral AINVIDIA

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Nemotron 3 Super

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Nemotron 3 Super has a published result
BoardMistral Small 3.2 24BNemotron 3 SuperLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14121402–142214081394–1421Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—25.7intelligence-indexOnly 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 Small 3.2 24B vs Nemotron 3 Super: common questions

Is Mistral Small 3.2 24B better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 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 Mistral Small 3.2 24B cheaper than Nemotron 3 Super?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.25/1M against $0.40/1M. Input tokens are $0.094/1M for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and $0.085/1M for Nemotron 3 Super. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Nemotron 3 Super?

Arena coding: Mistral Small 3.2 24B 1412, Nemotron 3 Super 1408 — Mistral Small 3.2 24B leads.

Are Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Nemotron 3 Super open-weight models?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B: Open weights. Nemotron 3 Super: Restricted license. 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 Small 3.2 24B and Nemotron 3 Super?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Mistral Small 3.2 24B and 3 for Nemotron 3 Super, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Nemotron 3 Super 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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