Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs. Qwen3 30B A3B
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Overview
Qwen3 30B A3B was released 1 month before Mistral Small 3.2 24B.
 Mistral Small 3.2 24B |  Qwen3 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Mistral | Qwen |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 256K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | Not specified tokens | 16.4K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | June 20, 2025 1 year ago June 20th, 2025 | April 28, 2025 1 year ago April 28th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | October 31, 2023 | March 31, 2025 |
Capabilities & Features
Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Qwen3 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 🖼️Image📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Not reported | Enabled by default |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Mistral | Qwen3 |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
Mistral Small 3.2 24B is roughly 0.8x less expensive compared to Qwen3 30B A3B for input tokens and roughly 0.6x less expensive for output tokens.
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Qwen3 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.10 per million tokens | $0.12 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.30 per million tokens | $0.50 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | $0.01 per million tokens | Not specified |
Benchmarks
Compare relevant benchmarks between Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen3 30B A3B.
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Qwen3 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | 958 Elo (#101 in Data Viz (43.3% win rate)) | 997 Elo (#97 in Data Viz (39.0% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen3 30B A3B unique.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B by Mistral understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 256K token context window. Very affordable at $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output tokens. Released June 20th, 2025.Qwen3 30B A3B by Qwen can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.12/M input and $0.50/M output tokens. Released April 28th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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