Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Mistral Medium 3.5 leads 52.1 to 38.3.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 37.3 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 210K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 35.7 (#208), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.1 (#186)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1461 | 1292 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1263 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 16.6 (#290), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 24.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1272 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 41.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 12.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.42 | — |
Math Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 36.4 (#113), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 33.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | 1305 |
Knowledge Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 39.3 (#123), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.0 (#178)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1294 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.5: 37.6 (#64), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 52.1 (#93), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.3 (#226)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1210 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1443 | 1241 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1262 |
| LMArena German | 1453 | 1260 |
| LMArena Russian | 1396 | 1193 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | 1288 |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 74.7 (#87), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1246 |
Long Context Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 43.2 (#101), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1414 | 1272 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 58.6 (#113), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.4 (#215)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1421 | 1271 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1372 | 1226 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1423 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 993 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.1 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.5 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.