Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.1 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think
Olmo 3.1 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 31.7 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 Small 3.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads 36.3 to 14.7.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 37.9 |
| 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 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 38.3 (#179), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1309 | 1291 |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 19.7 (#254), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1278 | 1272 |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.48 | — |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 14.7 (#301), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1262 | 1305 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 3.9% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 24.8% | — |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 22.6 (#271), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1257 | 1295 |
| 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 Think: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1136 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 41.2 (#209), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1209 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1253 | 1242 |
| LMArena French | 1273 | 1260 |
| LMArena German | 1266 | 1262 |
| LMArena Russian | 1263 | 1193 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1283 | 1289 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1208 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 63.6 (#230), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1264 | 1247 |
| IFEval | 75% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 39.5 (#178), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1272 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 37.0 (#259), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1277 | 1272 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1253 | 1226 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1270 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 761 | — |
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.1 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?
Olmo 3.1 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.3 vs 37.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.1 has 28 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.