Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Mistral Small 3.2
Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Small 3.2 in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Small 3.2 leads 26.3 to 11.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B and 30.3% for Mistral Small 3.2.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 31.2 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | 2025-06-20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0938 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 90B leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | 131.74 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
Math Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | 30.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Mistral Small 3.2 leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | 49.1% |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Mistral Small 3.2?
Mistral Small 3.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Mistral Small 3.2 share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.