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Claude 1 vs Mistral Small 3.2

Anthropic
Claude 1
Mistral
Mistral Small 3.2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateMar 14 2023Jun 20 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Timeline
Release gapClaude 1 shipped 829 days before Mistral Small 3.2

Which is better: Claude 1 or Mistral Small 3.2?

Claude 1 and Mistral Small 3.2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 1 shipped 829 days before Mistral Small 3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 1 is proprietary, while Mistral Small 3.2 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 1 and Mistral Small 3.2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.

Mistral Small 3.2 was released by Mistral on Jun 20 2025.

Claude 1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Mistral Small 3.2 is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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