Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Olmo 3 32b Think
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.2 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Mistral Medium 3.5 leads 51.9 to 41.2.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.2 | 38.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 210K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 36.0 (#213), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1461 | 1319 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1264 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 17.3 (#295), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1302 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 41.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 12.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.35 | — |
Math Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 39.1 (#113), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1316 |
Knowledge Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 40.0 (#126), Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1432 | 1273 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.5: 38.3 (#65), Olmo 3 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1223 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 51.9 (#100), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1442 | 1300 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1291 |
| LMArena German | 1451 | 1290 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1254 |
| LMArena Korean | 1385 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1409 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 74.6 (#90), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1415 | 1275 |
Long Context Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 43.2 (#103), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1296 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 58.5 (#117), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1421 | 1300 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1374 | 1256 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1423 | 1290 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 993 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 better than Olmo 3 32b Think?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.2 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Olmo 3 32b Think share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.5 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.