Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 5 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads 42.3 to 32.4.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-01-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 33K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 36.0 (#203), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 1210 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3: 18.2 (#269), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1208 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.06 | — |
Math Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3: 15.3 (#290), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1208 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 25.0 (#258), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.5 (#231), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1202 | — |
| LMArena German | 1211 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 63.9 (#224), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#206), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Mistral Small 3: 32.4 (#275), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 1221 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.0 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.