Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 36.5.
- Mistral Small 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-01-30 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.07 | — |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1240 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | — |
| LMArena French | 1203 | — |
| LMArena German | 1211 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.