Model comparison
Ministral 8B vs Wizardlm 13b
Wizardlm 13b is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Ministral 8B scores higher in 5 categories and Wizardlm 13b in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Ministral 8B leads 39.6 to 30.5.
Side by side
| Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 28.2 | 31.4 |
| 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), Wizardlm 13b: 30.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1202 | 1035 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148), Wizardlm 13b: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 11.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281), Wizardlm 13b: 19.4 (#259)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | 1018 |
| DTBench | 45.7% | — |
Math Wizardlm 13b leads
Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267), Wizardlm 13b: 30.2 (#238)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1017 |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297), Wizardlm 13b: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1170 | — |
Multilingual Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247), Wizardlm 13b: 27.1 (#277)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1165 | 1034 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1193 | 1023 |
| LMArena Russian | 1195 | — |
Instruction Following Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250), Wizardlm 13b: 53.5 (#285)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1161 | 1048 |
Long Context Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227), Wizardlm 13b: 32.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1212 | 1054 |
Writing & Preference Ministral 8B leads
Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246), Wizardlm 13b: 30.5 (#287)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Wizardlm 13b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1077 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1175 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1166 | 1047 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 8B better than Wizardlm 13b?
Wizardlm 13b is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Ministral 8B or Wizardlm 13b better for coding?
Ministral 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.0 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 8B and Wizardlm 13b share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 8B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 13b has 10.