Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Large 4 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 30.1.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 43.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | 1541 |
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1475 |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | 1488 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1414 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Mistral Large 4 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.