Nova Pro vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B comes out ahead, 55 to 48 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
AmazonNova Pro
48/100- ECI123.8
- Price$0.80 / $3.20
- Context300K
- Our pick
Mistral AIMistral 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 Nova Pro (48). It leads on capability and price. Nova Pro wins on inputs & features and context window. 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 · Nova Pro 123.8
- Lowest priceMistral Small 3.1 24BMistral Small 3.1 24B $0.281 · Nova Pro $1.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova ProNova Pro 300,000 · Mistral Small 3.1 24B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNova ProNova Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Mistral Small 3.1 24B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMistral Small 3.1 24BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Nova Pro | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 45 | 50 |
| Price | 25% | 43 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 70 | 60 |
| Context window | 10% | 39 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 48/100 | 55/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Nova ProAmazon | Mistral Small 3.1 24BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 123.8 | 127.5 (best) |
| ECI rank | #137 of 148 | #132 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 47.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 5.8% |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.80 | $0.229 (best) |
| Output | $3.20 | $0.436 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.20 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.40 | $0.281 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Amazon Bedrock API | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 300,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 10,000 tokens | 16,384 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 | — |
| API providers | 3 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Dec 3, 2024 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Oct 2024 | Jun 2024 |
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- Nova Pro$14.40
- Mistral Small 3.1 24B$3.16
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nova Pro or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Nova Pro (48). It leads on capability and price. Nova Pro wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Nova Pro or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B is cheaper at $0.229 input / $0.436 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Nova Pro costs $0.80 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.281 per million tokens for Mistral Small 3.1 24B versus $1.40 for Nova Pro (5× 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 Nova Pro 123.8 (#137 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (122.6–129.4 vs 108.8–126.6), so treat the gap as small.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nova Pro 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?
Nova Pro has the largest context window at 300,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B. Maximum output per response: Nova Pro up to 10,000, Mistral Small 3.1 24B up to 16,384 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nova Pro accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Mistral Small 3.1 24B accepts text and images. Nova Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B is the newest, released Mar 17, 2025. Nova Pro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Nova Pro Oct 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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