mistralai

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

The Mistral Small 3.1 24B is an AI model that can handle text and image input modalities up to 128,000 tokens in context length. It does not support tools or reasoning capabilities, nor does it produce structured output. For users looking for a paid model with moderate benchmark performance, the Mistral Small 3.1 24B may be worth considering due to its relatively low price point of $0.351 per million input tokens and $0.555 per million output tokens. With a blended benchmark score of 26.8 across one independent benchmark, this model falls somewhere in the middle of the pack; users should consider it alongside other models with more comprehensive benchmark coverage.

Quality Score
85/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.35
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Output Price
$0.56
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Context Window
128,000
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 26.8 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-27. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
EQ-Bench emotional understanding in dialogue 30.4
Model ID
mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
Vendor
mistralai
Released
March 2025
Tokenizer
Mistral
Input Modalities
text, image
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
102,400 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
not supported
Reasoning Mode
not supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.35/M input and $0.56/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.20
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $2.87

Similar models

Quick answers

How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B cost?
$0.35 per million input tokens and $0.56 per million output tokens.
What is Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B's context window?
128,000 tokens, roughly 192 pages of text in a single request.
Does Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B support tool calling?
It supports tool calling.
Can Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

The Model Movers Report

One email every Friday, built from this site's own rankings: the current top five by benchmark score, every model released in the last seven days, and one note worked out from that week's numbers. You can unsubscribe from any issue with one click.