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Checked Active: 2026-10-15
Mistral

Mistral Small 3.2 24B (local)

Solid general assistant with vision and reliable function calling on a 24 GB machine.

Evaluation Analysis: Vision and tools. Plan on RAM or VRAM of roughly the download size plus 2 to 4 GB for context.
Context Window128K
Input Price / 1MFree (local)
Output Price / 1MFree (local)
Release Date2025-06

Run it locally

ollama run mistral-small3.2
Ollama tag
mistral-small3.2:24b
LM Studio name
mistralai/mistral-small-3.2
Download size by quantization
15 GB Q4 / 26 GB Q8
License
Apache 2.0

Memory needed is roughly the download size plus 2 to 4 GB for context. See how to run AI locally.

Specs and prices checked 2026-10-15 against the official page.

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