Compare/Mistral Small (Sep '24) vs Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct

Mistral Small (Sep '24)vsOlmo 3.1 32B Instruct

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

Mistral

Mistral Small (Sep '24)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
172 tok/s
TTFT
0.42s
Allen Institute for AI

Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
55 tok/s
TTFT
0.23s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
Lower Latency
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
Benchmarks (3-7)
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small (Sep '24)Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small (Sep '24)$0.26
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct$0.26

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
172 tok/s
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
55 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
0.42s
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
0.23s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.212.2
Coding Index
5.6
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
38.1%53.9%
MMLU-Pro
52.9%
LiveCodeBench
14.1%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
56.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%4.9%
SciCode
15.6%16.7%
IFBench
39.2%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Mistral Small (Sep '24)3 wins
7 winsOlmo 3.1 32B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small (Sep '24) or Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Mistral Small (Sep '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral Small (Sep '24) generates tokens faster at 172 tok/s vs 55 tok/s. However, Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.23s vs 0.42s).

When should I use Mistral Small (Sep '24) vs Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Mistral Small (Sep '24) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.