Model comparison
Ministral 8B vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Olmo 7b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Ministral 8B scores higher in 4 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 2 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Ministral 8B leads 39.6 to 25.8.
Side by side
| Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 28.2 | 30.3 |
| 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 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1202 | 1016 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 11.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | 993 |
| DTBench | 45.7% | — |
Math Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1018 |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1170 | — |
Multilingual Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1165 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1193 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1195 | 947 |
Instruction Following Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1161 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1212 | — |
Writing & Preference Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1175 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1166 | 1007 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 8B better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Olmo 7b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Ministral 8B or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Ministral 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.0 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 8B and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 8B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.