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Mistral Small 3.2
Mistral’s lower-cost small model for efficient production use.
Overall score
82
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Context window
128K tokens
Speed
Fast
Input pricing
$0.10 / 1M input tokens
Output pricing
$0.30 / 1M output tokens
Score breakdown
Capability77
Use-case fit81
Cost efficiency96
Speed93
Reliability82
Agent readiness80
Ecosystem82
Scores combine benchmark signals, product experience, and editorial weighting. Use them as a practical guide, not an absolute truth claim.
Best for
Agent automation
Works with
Mistral APIclassificationrouting layers
Modalities
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Sources & trust
Officially verified core fields
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Mistral official
Official site · Tier 5 · Apr 9, 2026
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Mistral Small 3.2 docs
Official docs · Tier 5 · Apr 9, 2026
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Mistral Small 3.2 VerdictLens review
Manual review · Tier 3 · Apr 9, 2026
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Last verified: Apr 9, 2026
Strengths
- Strong efficiency tier inside the Mistral stack.
- Good candidate for routing, extraction, and lighter assistants.
Things to watch
- Limited headroom for advanced reasoning.
- Best used with escalation paths to larger models.