Aion-1.0-Mini 32B parameter model is a distilled version of the DeepSeek-R1 model, designed for strong performance in reasoning domains such as mathematics, coding, and logic. It is a modified variant of a FuseAI model that outperforms R1-D…
Model details →AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini vs Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free)
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is an upgraded variant of Mistral Small 3 (2501), featuring 24 billion parameters with advanced multimodal capabilities. It provides state-of-the-art performance in text-based reasoning and vision tasks, inclu…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 128K | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.70 | $0.00 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.40 | $0.00 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini better than Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free)?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini and Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free)?
Input: $0.70 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.40 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini and Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) support?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini supports up to 131K tokens. Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) supports up to 128K tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini and Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini: not advertised. Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free): yes.