Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 3 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads 45.8 to 32.4.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 32.6 |
| Released | 2025-01-30 | 2024-11-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 33K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Mistral Small 3: 36.0 (#203), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 35.4 (#211)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 1236 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
Reasoning Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3: 18.2 (#269), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 22.9 (#172)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1220 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.06 | — |
Math Mistral Small 3 leads
Mistral Small 3: 15.3 (#290), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 13.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1242 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |
Knowledge Too close to call
Mistral Small 3: 25.0 (#258), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.1 (#257)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | 46.3% |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | — |
Multilingual Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.5 (#231), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 40.1 (#217)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1246 |
| LMArena French | 1202 | — |
| LMArena German | 1211 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
Instruction Following Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3: 63.9 (#224), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 65.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1233 |
Long Context Too close to call
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#206), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#217)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 1224 |
Writing & Preference Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads
Mistral Small 3: 32.4 (#275), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.8 (#218)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?
Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.6 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (36.0 vs 35.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.