Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat
Mistral Small 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 28.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Mistral Small 3 leads 63.9 to 49.3.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 28.3 |
| 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 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 36.0 (#203), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 28.6 (#305)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 999 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Mistral Small 3: 18.2 (#269), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 17.7 (#277)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 976 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.06 | — |
Math Qwen1.5 4b Chat leads
Mistral Small 3: 15.3 (#290), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 27.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1026 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen1.5 4b Chat leads
Mistral Small 3: 25.0 (#258), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.2 (#252)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | 980 |
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.5 (#231), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 979 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 1024 |
| LMArena German | 1211 | 902 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 952 |
| LMArena French | 1202 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 63.9 (#224), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.3 (#295)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 979 |
Long Context Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#206), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#285)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 988 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 32.4 (#275), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.9 (#304)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 997 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 969 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 977 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?
Mistral Small 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 28.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?
Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.0 versus 28.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.