Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Compare Mistral Small 3.2 24B from Mistral AI and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct: side-by-side summary

Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B, from Mistral AI, has a 256,000-token context window and is priced at $0.075/M tokens input, $0.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.20/M tokens input, $0.88/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

Mistral Small 3.2 24B: 256,000 tokens
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct: 262,144 tokens

Price

Mistral Small 3.2 24B: $0.075/M tokens input, $0.20/M tokens output
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct: $0.20/M tokens input, $0.88/M tokens output

Provided by

Mistral Small 3.2 24B: Mistral AI
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct: Qwen

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct at a glance

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct comparison
Attribute	Mistral Small 3.2 24B	Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Input price	$0.075/M tokens	$0.20/M tokens
Output price	$0.20/M tokens	$0.88/M tokens
Context window	256,000 tokens	262,144 tokens
Intelligence Index	Not available	9.9
Coding Index	Not available	Not available
Agentic Index	Not available	Not available
Latency (p50)	0.57 s	3.12 s
Throughput (p50)	37.0 tok/s	10.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Mistral Small 3.2 24B cheaper than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B is cheaper than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct on OpenRouter: Mistral Small 3.2 24B costs $0.075/M tokens input and $0.20/M tokens output, while Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct costs $0.20/M tokens input and $0.88/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct has the longer context window at 262,144 tokens, compared with 256,000 tokens for Mistral Small 3.2 24B.

Which is faster, Mistral Small 3.2 24B or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 37.0 tokens per second compared with 10.0 tokens per second for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

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