Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.1 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 36.3 to 14.7.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-17 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 102K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.35 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.56 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 38.3 (#179), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1309 | 1347 |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 19.7 (#254), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1278 | 1322 |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.48 | — |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 14.7 (#301), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1262 | 1305 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 3.9% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 24.8% | — |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 22.6 (#271), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1257 | 1308 |
| GPQA Diamond | 41.9% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 61% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.1: 33.2 (#99), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1136 | — |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 41.2 (#209), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1253 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1273 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1266 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1263 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1283 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1208 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 63.6 (#230), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1264 | 1299 |
| IFEval | 75% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 39.5 (#178), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 37.0 (#259), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1277 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1253 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1270 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 761 | — |
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.1 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 38.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.1 has 28 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.