Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Mistral Small 3
Laguna M.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
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- The widest gap is in math, where Laguna M.1 leads 21.1 to 16.3.
- Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 31.2 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2025-01-30 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 33K |
| Max output | 33K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |
Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1233 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |
Math Laguna M.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1240 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1202 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1204 |
| LMArena French | — | 1203 |
| LMArena German | — | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1216 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1214 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1246 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1195 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1217 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Mistral Small 3?
Laguna M.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (36.6 vs 36.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Laguna M.1 does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Mistral Small 3 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.