Compare/Mistral Small 3.2 vs Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B

Mistral Small 3.2vsHermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B

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

Mistral

Mistral Small 3.2

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
196 tok/s
TTFT
0.31s
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Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
40 tok/s
TTFT
0.34s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Mistral Small 3.2
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Small 3.2
Lower Latency
Mistral Small 3.2
Benchmarks (12-0)
Mistral Small 3.2

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small 3.2Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small 3.2$0.13
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small 3.2
196 tok/s
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
40 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small 3.2
0.31s
Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B
0.34s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.110.6
Coding Index
13.3
Math Index
27.0
GPQA Diamond
50.5%40.1%
MMLU-Pro
68.1%57.1%
LiveCodeBench
27.5%18.8%
AIME 2025
27.0%
MATH-500
88.3%53.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%4.1%
SciCode
26.4%23.1%
IFBench
33.5%
TerminalBench
6.8%
Mistral Small 3.212 wins
0 winsHermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 or Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B?

Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.15/M tokens vs $0.30/M for Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3.2 wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral Small 3.2 generates tokens faster at 196 tok/s vs 40 tok/s. Mistral Small 3.2 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.31s vs 0.34s).

When should I use Mistral Small 3.2 vs Hermes 3 - Llama-3.1 70B?

Choose based on your priorities: Mistral Small 3.2 for lower cost, Mistral Small 3.2 for stronger benchmark performance, and Mistral Small 3.2 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.