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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Hy3 preview

Mistral Small 3.1 24B comes out ahead, 61 to 56 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Mistral Small 3.1 24B

    Released Mar 17, 2025

    61/100
    • ECI127.5
    • Price$0.229 / $0.436
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Mistral Small 3.1 24B

  2. Tencent

    Hy3 preview

    Released Apr 20, 2026

    56/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.176 / $0.586
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Hy3 preview

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01 — Verdict

Mistral Small 3.1 24B is our pick

Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Hy3 preview (56). It leads on inputs & features. Hy3 preview wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceHy3 previewHy3 preview $0.279 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.281 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextHy3 previewHy3 preview 256,000 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral Small 3.1 24B: Text, Images · Hy3 preview: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMistral Small 3.1 24BHy3 preview
Price50%7676
Inputs & features30%6035
Context window20%2436
Overall100%61/10056/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Hy3 preview specifications side by side
SpecificationMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral AIHy3 previewTencent
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)127.5—
ECI rank#132 of 148—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions47.5%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics5.8%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.229$0.176 (best)
Output$0.436 (best)$0.586
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.281$0.279 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens64,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model ID—hy3-preview
API providers25 (best)
ReleasedMar 17, 2025Apr 20, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJun 2024—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Mistral Small 3.1 24B$3.16
  • Hy3 preview$2.93
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 24B or Hy3 preview?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Hy3 preview (56). It leads on inputs & features. Hy3 preview wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.1 24B or Hy3 preview?

Hy3 preview is cheaper at $0.176 input / $0.586 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Tencent TokenHub). 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 $0.279 per million tokens for Hy3 preview versus $0.281 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mistral Small 3.1 24B has an ECI of 127.5 and Hy3 preview has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral Small 3.1 24B and Hy3 preview yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Hy3 preview has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B. Maximum output per response: Mistral Small 3.1 24B up to 16,384, Hy3 preview up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B accepts text and images; Hy3 preview accepts text. 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?

Hy3 preview is the newest, released Apr 20, 2026. Mistral Small 3.1 24B came out Mar 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: 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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