Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.1 vs Olmo 3 32b Think
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 31.7 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 Small 3.1 scores higher in 2 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 6 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Olmo 3 32b Think leads 36.5 to 14.7.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 38.7 |
| 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 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 38.3 (#179), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1309 | 1319 |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 19.7 (#254), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1278 | 1302 |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.48 | — |
Math Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 14.7 (#301), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1262 | 1316 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 3.9% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 24.8% | — |
Knowledge Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 22.6 (#271), Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1257 | 1273 |
| GPQA Diamond | 41.9% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 61% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.1: 33.2 (#99), Olmo 3 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1136 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 41.2 (#209), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1253 | 1300 |
| LMArena French | 1273 | 1291 |
| LMArena German | 1266 | 1290 |
| LMArena Russian | 1263 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1208 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1283 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 63.6 (#230), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1264 | 1275 |
| IFEval | 75% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 39.5 (#178), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1296 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 37.0 (#259), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1277 | 1300 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1253 | 1256 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1270 | 1290 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 761 | — |
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.1 better than Olmo 3 32b Think?
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.3 vs 38.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.1 and Olmo 3 32b Think share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.1 has 28 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.