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Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B

The Mistral Small 3.2 24B is an AI model that supports input modalities of text and image, with a maximum context length of 256,000 tokens. It also allows integration with tools for potential external use. Considering its price point, the Mistral Small 3.2 24B may be suitable for users who need to process large amounts of text or images and are willing to pay a premium for this capability. With a blended benchmark score of 59.6 across one independent benchmark, it is not clear if this model stands out from others in terms of performance. Users should evaluate its price input per million tokens ($0.075) and output per million tokens ($0.2) before making a decision.

Open weights 24B parameters, about 13.4 GiB at Q4_K_M: fits comfortably on 4 of 18 consumer graphics cards in the PicksByCard catalog. See which cards run it →
Quality Score
99/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.09
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Output Price
$0.25
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Context Window
256,000
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 59.6 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
EQ-Bench emotional understanding in dialogue 54.1
Model ID
mistralai/mistral-small-3.2-24b-instruct
Vendor
mistralai
Released
June 2025
Tokenizer
Mistral
Input Modalities
image, text
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
16,384 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
not supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.09/M input and $0.25/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out under $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.06
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $0.97

Price & spec history

Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
2026-09-16 $0.09 $0.25 256,000
2026-09-12 $0.07 $0.20 256,000
2026-08-22 $0.07 $0.20 131,072
2026-08-05 $0.09 $0.25 256,000
2026-08-01 $0.07 $0.20 256,000
2026-07-22 $0.10 $0.30 256,000
2026-07-17 $0.10 $0.30 131,072

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Quick answers

How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B cost?
$0.09 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens.
What is Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B's context window?
256,000 tokens, roughly 384 pages of text in a single request.
Does Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output.
Can Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

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