Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Mistral Small 3
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Mistral AISummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 32.2.
- Mistral Small 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 31.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-01-30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Mistral Small 3: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1233 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1240 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1202 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1204 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1203 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1216 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1214 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1246 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Mistral Small 3?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Mistral Small 3 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.