Mistral Small 3
mistralai/mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501
Mistral Small 3 is a text‑only language model from Mistral AI with a context length of 32,768 tokens. It does not support tool usage or reasoning, is released under open weights, and is priced at $0.05 per input token and $0.08 per output token. The model was released on 2025‑12‑29.
- structured outputs
At a glance
Specifications
What the API gives you
- Context window
- 33K tokens
- Max output
- 16K tokens
- Input price
- $0.050 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $0.080 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
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- Modalities
- text → text
- Knowledge cutoff
- Oct 31, 2023
- Released
- Jan 30, 2025
Measured evidence
Public benchmark record
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1194 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Creative Writing
- 1195 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Instruction Following
- 1214 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Long Query
- 1245 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Long Query
- 1245 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Long Query
- 1246 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Math
- 1240 Elo2026-08-27
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-07-21
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-07-27
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-07-30
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-02
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-10
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-06
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-03
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-21
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-12
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-09-01
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-09-02
- LMArena Text
- 1274 Elo2026-08-27
LMArena data licensed CC-BY-4.0. Aider (Apache-2.0) and SWE-bench (MIT) are open. Design Arena uses blind human preference.
Open-weight model on Hugging Face.
Task evidence
How broad is the support?
Each status is exact to this model version and the selected task. Official release claims remain provisional.
- Best LLM for Business WritingProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Marketing CopyProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Roleplay & CharacterProvisional evidence
70% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Creative WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for WritingProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for a General AssistantProvisional evidence
55% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Logic & Problem SolvingProvisional evidence
50% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Competition MathProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Math & ReasoningProvisional evidence
40% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Value LLMProvisional evidence
36% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-HostingProvisional evidence
33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Fast SummariesProvisional evidence
29% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Literary TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Everyday TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Massive ContextProvisional evidence
25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LongBench v2. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence
20% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for RAG & Long ContextProvisional evidence
18% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for JSON & Schema OutputProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Structured Data ExtractionProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for High-Volume ExtractionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Route reliability. 2 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Code CompletionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Debugging & Code ReviewProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or Design Arena Coding. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Tool & Function CallingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Computer & Browser UseProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OCR & DocumentsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Image UnderstandingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Reasoning or LMArena Vision. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Vision & DocumentsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Grounded RAGProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from CRAG or FACTS Grounding. 2 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Charts & DiagramsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document ParsingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Hermes AgentProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenHandsProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for GooseProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenClawProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Full-stack or Design Arena Web-apps. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
Recommendation coverage
Where this model appears
Not currently included in a published recommendation. The task evidence panel above says exactly what is confirmed and what is still missing.
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