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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct comes out ahead, 71 to 61 and 58 on our weighted score, though Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is 19% cheaper per token.

  1. 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. Meta

    Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct

    Released Sep 25, 2024

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.197 / $0.51
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct
  3. Our pick

    Meta

    Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct

    Released Apr 5, 2025

    71/100
    • ECI129.7
    • Price$0.225 / $0.69
    • Context10M
    Full specs Remove Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct
01 — Verdict

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is our pick

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Mistral Small 3.1 24B (61) and Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct (58). It leads on context window. Mistral Small 3.1 24B wins on inputs & features. 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 priceLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct $0.275 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.281 · Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct $0.341 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct 10,000,000 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B 128,000 · Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMistral Small 3.1 24B: Text, Images · Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct: Text, Images · Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMistral Small 3.1 24BLlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructLlama 4 Scout 17B Instruct
Price50%767672
Inputs & features30%605050
Context window20%2424100
Overall100%61/10058/10071/100

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 Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct vs Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral AILlama-3.2-11B-Vision-InstructMetaLlama 4 Scout 17B InstructMeta
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)127.5—129.7 (best)
ECI rank#132 of 148—#126 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions47.5%—51.8% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics5.8%—7.8% (best)
Price per million tokens
Input$0.229$0.197 (best)$0.225
Output$0.436 (best)$0.51$0.69
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.281$0.275 (best)$0.341
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 2 providersMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens128,000 tokens10,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens (best)4,096 tokens16,384 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoNo
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenOpen
API model ID———
API providers224 (best)
ReleasedMar 17, 2025Sep 25, 2024Apr 5, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJun 2024Dec 2023Aug 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Mistral Small 3.1 24B$3.16
  • Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct$2.99
  • Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct$3.63
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 24B, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Mistral Small 3.1 24B (61) and Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct (58). It leads on context window. Mistral Small 3.1 24B wins on inputs & features. 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, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct or Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct?

Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct is cheaper at $0.197 input / $0.51 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs $0.229 input / $0.436 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct costs $0.225 input / $0.69 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.275 per million tokens for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct versus $0.281 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B (1× as much) and $0.341 for Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Mistral Small 3.1 24B has an ECI of 127.5, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct has not been scored yet and Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct has an ECI of 129.7.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral Small 3.1 24B, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct and Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct has the largest context window at 10,000,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B and 128,000 for Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct. Maximum output per response: Mistral Small 3.1 24B up to 16,384, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct up to 4,096, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B accepts text and images; Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct accepts text and images; Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct is the newest, released Apr 5, 2025. Mistral Small 3.1 24B came out Mar 17, 2025; Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct came out Sep 25, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Small 3.1 24B Jun 2024, Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct Dec 2023, Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct Aug 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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