Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Palm 2
Mistral Small 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 5 categories and Palm 2 in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Mistral Small 3 leads 37.3 to 20.9.
- Mistral Small 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-01-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 994 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1005 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.07 | — |
Math Palm 2 leads
Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1049 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1203 | — |
| LMArena German | 1211 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1010 |
Long Context Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 994 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Palm 2?
Mistral Small 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Palm 2 better for coding?
Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.5 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.