Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structu…
Model details →Google: Gemma 3 12B vs Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Google: Gemma 3 12B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506 is an updated 24B parameter model from Mistral optimized for instruction following, repetition reduction, and improved function calling. Compared to the 3.1 release, version 3.2 significantly improves acc…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemma 3 12B | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 128K | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.04 | $0.07 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.13 | $0.20 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemma 3 12B better than Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B?
Google: Gemma 3 12B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemma 3 12B and Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B?
Input: $0.04 vs $0.07 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.13 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemma 3 12B and Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B support?
Google: Gemma 3 12B supports up to 131K tokens. Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B supports up to 128K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemma 3 12B and Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B support tool calling?
Google: Gemma 3 12B: not advertised. Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B: yes.