Model comparison
Mistral Nemo vs Qwen3-4B
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Nemo scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3-4B in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3-4B leads 33.0 to 12.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 29.9% for Mistral Nemo and 52.3% for Qwen3-4B.
Side by side
| Mistral Nemo | Qwen3-4B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 26.4 | 31.9 |
| Released | 2024-07-01 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 10 | 6 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Qwen3-4B leads
Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125), Qwen3-4B: 27.6 (#100)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.6% | 35.7% |
| BALROG | 17.6% | — |
Reasoning Mistral Nemo leads
Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232), Qwen3-4B: 19.2 (#268)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| DTBench | 48.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.68 | — |
| PIQA | 83.5% | — |
Math Qwen3-4B leads
Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268), Qwen3-4B: 29.7 (#240)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 38.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 52.2% |
| MATH Level 5 | 10.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.2% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-4B leads
Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298), Qwen3-4B: 33.0 (#208)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 29.9% | 52.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.7% |
| BoolQ | 82.5% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296), Qwen3-4B: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Qwen3-4B |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 881 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Nemo better than Qwen3-4B?
Qwen3-4B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Nemo and Qwen3-4B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Nemo has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-4B has 6.