Qwen3 32B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Neither has a clear lead on the index. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is the smaller download at 14 GB, so it runs on cheaper hardware.
| Qwen3 32B | Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 7 | 7 |
| Class | Below every hosted tier | Below every hosted tier |
| Weights | 20 GB | 14 GB |
| Quantisation | Q4_K_M | Q4_K_M |
| Parameters | 32.8B | 24B |
| Max context | 40k | 128k |
| API price per 1M | $0.08 in / $0.28 out | $0.075 in / $0.2 out |
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Cheapest machine that runs it | Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 64GB $1,959 | Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 32GB $1,269 |
| Summarising | good | good |
| Translation | good | good |
| Everyday coding | good | usable |
| Reasoning & maths | usable | usable |
| Agentic work | usable | usable |
Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.