Mistral Small 3: A Speed Demon 24B Parameter Open-Source Model

Mistral AI unveiled Mistral Small 3, a 24-billion parameter model optimized for speed and performance under the Apache 2.0 license. Outperforming larger models like Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen 32B by over 3x in speed, while achieving over 81% accuracy on MMLU, it's ideal for generative AI tasks demanding rapid response times. Runable on a single RTX 4090 or a 32GB Macbook, Mistral Small 3 is readily available on Hugging Face and other platforms, empowering developers with a powerful and accessible open-source tool.