Model comparison
Mistral Small 3.1 vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3.1 scores higher in 4 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 4 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads 45.6 to 37.0.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-17 | 2024-11-21 |
| 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 Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 38.3 (#179), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1309 | 1235 |
Reasoning Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 19.7 (#254), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1278 | 1220 |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.48 | — |
Math Too close to call
Mistral Small 3.1: 14.7 (#301), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1262 | 1242 |
| Omni-MATH | 24.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |
Knowledge Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 22.6 (#271), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41.9% | 46.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 61% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 39.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1257 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Small 3.1: 33.2 (#99), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1136 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 41.2 (#209), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1253 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1263 | 1246 |
| LMArena French | 1273 | — |
| LMArena German | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1208 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1283 | — |
Instruction Following Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 63.6 (#230), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1264 | 1233 |
| IFEval | 75% | — |
Long Context Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 39.5 (#178), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1224 |
Writing & Preference Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3.1: 37.0 (#259), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.1 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1277 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1253 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1270 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 761 | — |
| WildBench | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3.1 better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?
Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?
Mistral Small 3.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.3 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.1 and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.1 has 28 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.