Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Ministral 3B
Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Mistral AISummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 2 categories and Ministral 3B in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Ministral 3B leads 24.5 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 39.4% for Llama 3.2 90B and 14.4% for Ministral 3B.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 25.6 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.04 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.04 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207), Ministral 3B: 17.7 (#278)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 118.08 |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| DTBench | — | 51.7% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
Math Ministral 3B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302), Ministral 3B: 24.5 (#257)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | 14.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269), Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#297)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.3% |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Ministral 3B?
Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Ministral 3B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.