ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B
| Signal | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Delta | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 50 | -17 | |
Pricing | 99 | -1 | |
Context window size | 81 | -5 | |
Recency | 59 | +2 | |
Output Capacity | 70 | 0 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 5 | 4 wins |
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ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
Baidu
Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B saves you $82.62/month
That's $991.50/year compared to ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 40 | -- |
| Rank | #330 | #331 | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B |
| Quality Rank | #330 | #331 | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B |
| Adoption Rank | #330 | #331 | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B |
| Parameters | 424B | 24B | -- |
| Context Window | 123K | 256K | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
| Pricing | $0.42/$1.25/M | $0.09/$0.25/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 50 | 67 | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
| Pricing | 99 | 100 | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
| Context window size | 81 | 86 | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
| Recency | 59 | 58 | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B |
| Output Capacity | 70 | 70 | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #330), placing it in the top -13% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #331), placing it in the top -14% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 0-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Choose ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B when you need:
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Processing long documents or large codebases (256K token context)
- Agentic applications using tool/function calling
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Mistral Small 3.2 24B offers 79% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $5.16/month with Mistral Small 3.2 24B vs $25.05/month with ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B - a $19.89 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Mistral Small 3.2 24B also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (256K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.25/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (40/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B and Mistral Small 3.2 24B are extremely close in overall performance (only 0 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Mistral Small 3.2 24B
79% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Baidu
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
Baidu
Mistral Small 3.2 24B
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B saves you $1.79/month
That's 79% cheaper than ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Mistral Small 3.2 24B |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 123K | 256K |
| Max Output Tokens | 16,000 | 16,384 |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes |
| Created | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 |