Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 42.1.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 32.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1210 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1208 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1414 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1221 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1447 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1411 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | — |
| LMArena German | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1386 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1221 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 3 or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.4 vs 35.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.