Model comparison
Mixtral 8x22B vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Mixtral 8x22B scores higher in 0 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 35.2 to 15.1.
- Mixtral 8x22B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 39.2 |
| Released | 2024-04-17 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 64K | — |
| Max output | 64K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 24.2 (#329), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1166 | 1316 |
| WeirdML | 3.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 40.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 72% | — |
| MBPP+ | 64.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mixtral 8x22B: 23.1 (#127), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 7.5% | — |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 19.9 (#248), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1150 | 1299 |
| DTBench | 55.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.03 | — |
| ForecastBench | 56.3 | — |
Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 22.9 (#275), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1184 | 1304 |
| Omni-MATH | 16.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 24.2% | — |
Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 15.1 (#293), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1113 | 1279 |
| GPQA Diamond | 34.1% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 46% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 33.4% | — |
| MMLU | 77.8% | — |
Multilingual Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 32.8 (#255), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1128 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1116 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1158 | 1324 |
| LMArena French | 1166 | — |
| LMArena German | 1141 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1037 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 57.7 (#266), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1147 | 1287 |
| IFEval | 72.4% | — |
Long Context Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 34.7 (#247), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1144 | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Mixtral 8x22B: 36.9 (#262), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1162 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1141 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1130 | 1292 |
| WildBench | 71.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mixtral 8x22B better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mixtral 8x22B or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 24.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mixtral 8x22B and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mixtral 8x22B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.