Compare/Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Mistral Small 3.2

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)vsMistral Small 3.2

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
380 tok/s
TTFT
20.30s
Mistral

Mistral Small 3.2

Input
$0.087/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
121 tok/s
TTFT
0.43s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral Small 3.2
Benchmarks (0-11)
Mistral Small 3.2

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)Mistral Small 3.2
Input ($/M tokens)$0.03$0.087
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.06
Mistral Small 3.2$0.11

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
380 tok/s
Mistral Small 3.2
121 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)
20.30s
Mistral Small 3.2
0.43s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.015.1
Coding Index
3.413.3
Math Index
6.727.0
GPQA Diamond
33.8%50.5%
MMLU-Pro
46.8%68.1%
LiveCodeBench
12.7%27.5%
AIME 2025
6.7%27.0%
MATH-500
66.5%88.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%4.3%
SciCode
10.1%26.4%
IFBench
22.4%33.5%
TerminalBench
0.0%6.8%
Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning)0 wins
11 winsMistral Small 3.2

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) or Mistral Small 3.2?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.13/M for Mistral Small 3.2.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3.2 wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 380 tok/s vs 121 tok/s. However, Mistral Small 3.2 has lower time-to-first-token (0.43s vs 20.30s).

When should I use Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Mistral Small 3.2?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Mistral Small 3.2 for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 3.3 8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.