Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b vs Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
Mistral AISummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 32b scores higher in 2 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 42.2.
- Mistral Large 3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-10-24 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.75 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 34.8 (#231), Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1197 | 1448 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |
Reasoning C4ai Aya Expanse 32b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 23.3 (#180), Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1193 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 34.0 (#197), Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1200 | 1414 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 33.2 (#206), Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.9% | 14.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1182 | 1421 |
Multimodal Not comparable
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: —, Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1221 |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 38.4 (#230), Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1213 | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1211 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1248 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1199 | 1437 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1163 | 1394 |
| LMArena Korean | 1158 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1411 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1193 | 1440 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 62.6 (#237), Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1196 | 1403 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 37.2 (#220), Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1228 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b: 42.2 (#235), Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 32b | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1224 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1200 | 1386 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1190 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b better than Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.8 vs 34.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 3 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 32b and Mistral Large 3 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 32b has 18 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.