Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Large 3 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 25.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 39.1 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.75 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1448 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1414 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1421 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1221 |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1447 |
| LMArena German | 944 | 1437 |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1411 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1394 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1440 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1403 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1386 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?
Mistral Large 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.4 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Mistral Large 3 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.