Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Muse Glimmer leads 57.5 to 32.2.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-01-30 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 33K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1396 |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.07 | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1417 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1203 | — |
| LMArena German | 1211 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1375 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Muse Glimmer share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.