Model comparison
Mercury vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 8 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 8 benchmarks with published results for both. Mercury scores higher in 0 categories and Mistral Large 4 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 46.2.
Side by side
| Mercury | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Inception | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 43.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mercury: 38.7 (#170), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Mercury: 17.5 (#293), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1285 | 1444 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 21.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
Math Not comparable
Mercury: —, Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1488 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mercury: —, Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1447 |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Mercury: 41.6 (#206), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1260 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1414 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Mercury: 65.2 (#224), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Mercury: 38.4 (#198), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Mercury: 46.2 (#221), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Mercury | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1282 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1191 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1282 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mercury better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mercury or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mercury and Mistral Large 4 share?
8 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mercury has 9 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.