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 →Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs Union Alpha
Union Alpha wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Union Alpha is a multimodal model built for research, coding, and agentic workflows, while delivering frontier-level performance across a broad range of general-purpose tasks. Union Alpha is a stealth model....
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Union Alpha | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 256K | 262K | 🏆 Union Alpha |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.09 | $0.00 | 🏆 Union Alpha |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.25 | $0.00 | 🏆 Union Alpha |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B better than Union Alpha?
Union Alpha wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Union Alpha?
Input: $0.09 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.25 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Union Alpha support?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B supports up to 256K tokens. Union Alpha supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B and Union Alpha support tool calling?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B: yes. Union Alpha: yes.