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Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503 vs Mistral Tiny

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Mistral

Model

Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503

Tool calling

Context window

32K

32,000 tokens · ~24K words

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Mistral

Model

Mistral Tiny

Context window

32K

32,000 tokens · ~24K words

Model page

Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 250332K
Mistral Tiny32K

Same context window size for both models.

Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503 and Mistral Tiny have identical context windows (32K tokens). Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503 is 60% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503. Input tokens are 60% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Mistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503. Its 32K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecMistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503Mistral Tiny
Context window32,000 tokens (32K)32,000 tokens (32K)
Max output tokens32,000 tokens (32K)8,191 tokens (8K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
VisionNoNo
Function callingYesNo
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderMistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503 inMistral Small 3 1 24b Instruct 2503 outMistral Tiny inMistral Tiny out
Ibm Watsonx$0.100/M$0.300/M
Mistral$0.250/M$0.250/M

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Tiny has a larger context window: 32K tokens vs 32K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

Powered by Mem0

Use a smaller model.
Get better results.

Mem0 gives your AI long-term memory so you stop re-sending context on every call. That means you can use a smaller, faster, cheaper model — and still get better answers.

Example: a multi-turn chat session

Without Mem0~128K tokens sent
Full history
Repeated info
Old context
With Mem0~20K tokens sent
Key memories
Current turn

80% less to send — works with any model