Model comparison
Ministral 8B vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think
Olmo 3.1 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Ministral 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads 35.7 to 12.6.
Side by side
| Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 28.2 | 37.9 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1202 | 1291 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 11.1% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | 1272 |
| DTBench | 45.7% | — |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1305 |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.9% | — |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1170 | 1295 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1165 | 1209 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1193 | 1242 |
| LMArena Russian | 1195 | 1193 |
| LMArena French | — | 1260 |
| LMArena German | — | 1262 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1289 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1161 | 1247 |
Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1212 | 1272 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1272 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1175 | 1226 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1166 | 1252 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 8B better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?
Olmo 3.1 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Ministral 8B or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.7 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 8B and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 8B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.