Model comparison
DBRX vs Ministral 8B
DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
Mistral AISummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 2 categories and Ministral 8B in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Ministral 8B leads 39.6 to 33.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 27.1% for Ministral 8B.
Side by side
| DBRX | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 28.2 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Ministral 8B leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1202 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DBRX: —, Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
Reasoning DBRX leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1191 |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
Math Ministral 8B leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1188 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 14.9% |
Knowledge DBRX leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 27.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1170 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multilingual Ministral 8B leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1195 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |
Instruction Following Ministral 8B leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1161 |
Long Context Ministral 8B leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Ministral 8B leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Ministral 8B?
DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Ministral 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.0 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Ministral 8B share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.