Mistral Nemo vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B comes out ahead, 55 to 48 on our weighted score, though Mistral Nemo is 47% cheaper per token.
Mistral AIMistral Nemo
48/100- ECI118.7
- Price$0.15 / $0.15
- Context128K
- Our pickMistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B
55/100- ECI127.5
- Price$0.229 / $0.436
- Context128K
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Mistral Small 3.1 24B is our pick
Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Mistral Nemo (48). It leads on capability and inputs & features. Mistral Nemo wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityMistral Small 3.1 24BCapabilities Index (ECI): Mistral Small 3.1 24B 127.5 · Mistral Nemo 118.7
- Lowest priceMistral NemoMistral Nemo $0.15 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.281 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameMistral Nemo 128,000 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral Nemo: Text · Mistral Small 3.1 24B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Mistral Nemo | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 39 | 50 |
| Price | 25% | 89 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 25 | 60 |
| Context window | 10% | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 48/100 | 55/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Mistral NemoMistral AI | Mistral Small 3.1 24BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 118.7 | 127.5 (best) |
| ECI rank | #140 of 148 | #132 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 29.9% | 47.5% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 5.8% |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.15 (best) | $0.229 |
| Output | $0.15 (best) | $0.436 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.15 (best) | $0.281 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 16,384 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Open |
| API model ID | mistral-nemo | — |
| API providers | 5 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Jul 1, 2024 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 |
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- Mistral Nemo$1.80
- Mistral Small 3.1 24B$3.16
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mistral Nemo or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Mistral Nemo (48). It leads on capability and inputs & features. Mistral Nemo wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Mistral Nemo is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs $0.229 input / $0.436 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Mistral Nemo versus $0.281 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B (1.9× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Mistral Small 3.1 24B 127.5 (#132 of 148) and Mistral Nemo 118.7 (#140 of 148). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (122.6–129.4 vs 111.3–121.5), so the gap is a real one. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Mistral Small 3.1 24B 47.5%, Mistral Nemo 29.9%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.1 24B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Mistral Small 3.1 24B leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Nemo and Mistral Small 3.1 24B share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Mistral Nemo up to 128,000, Mistral Small 3.1 24B up to 16,384 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mistral Nemo accepts text; Mistral Small 3.1 24B accepts text and images. Mistral Small 3.1 24B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the newest, released Mar 17, 2025. Mistral Nemo came out Jul 1, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Nemo Jul 2024, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Jun 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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