Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Step 3.5 Flash
Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
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Mistral AI
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Step 3.5 Flash leads 40.6 to 24.9.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.10 / $0.30 for Step 3.5 Flash.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-06-20 | 2026-01-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 256K |
| Max output | 16K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0938 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 6 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 3.5 Flash: 41.7 (#106)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1436 |
Reasoning Step 3.5 Flash leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282), Step 3.5 Flash: 21.2 (#202)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 28.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1411 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.73 | — |
Math Step 3.5 Flash leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251), Step 3.5 Flash: 40.6 (#77)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 66.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1408 |
Knowledge Step 3.5 Flash leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249), Step 3.5 Flash: 39.0 (#127)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1422 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 3.5 Flash: 50.7 (#115)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1386 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1448 |
| LMArena French | — | 1421 |
| LMArena German | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1353 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1385 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1419 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 3.5 Flash: 73.3 (#119)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1385 |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.2: —, Step 3.5 Flash: 42.8 (#112)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1402 |
Writing & Preference Step 3.5 Flash leads
Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219), Step 3.5 Flash: 59.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1403 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1357 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1405 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Step 3.5 Flash?
Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.2 or Step 3.5 Flash?
Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; Step 3.5 Flash lists at $0.10 and $0.30.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 256K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Step 3.5 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.5 Flash has 19.