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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Mistral Medium 3.1

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comes out ahead, 55 to 50 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.30
    • Context33K
  2. Mistral AI

    Mistral Medium 3.1

    Released Aug 12, 2025

    50/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $2.00
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is our pick

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Mistral Medium 3.1 (50). It leads on price. Mistral Medium 3.1 wins on inputs & features and 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 priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.15 · Mistral Medium 3.1 $0.80 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMistral Medium 3.1Mistral Medium 3.1 262,144 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · Mistral Medium 3.1: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral Medium 3.1
Price50%8954
Inputs & features30%3550
Context window20%037
Overall100%55/10050/100

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.

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Mistral Medium 3.1 specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AIMistral Medium 3.1Mistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.40
Output$0.30 (best)$2.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.15 (best)$0.80
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Proprietary
API model IDvoxtral-small-latestmistral-medium-2508
API providers7 (best)1
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Aug 12, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—May 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.60
  • Mistral Medium 3.1$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Mistral Medium 3.1?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Mistral Medium 3.1 (50). It leads on price. Mistral Medium 3.1 wins on inputs & features and 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, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Mistral Medium 3.1?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.40 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $0.80 for Mistral Medium 3.1 (5.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet and Mistral Medium 3.1 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and Mistral Medium 3.1 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?

Mistral Medium 3.1 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, Mistral Medium 3.1 up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Mistral Medium 3.1 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newest, released Aug 12, 2025. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Medium 3.1 May 2025.

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.