Region ranking # Best European AI Models in October 2026 > Best European AI Models: As of October 2026, Mistral Large 4 leads the Noometry Index with a score of 43.1, ahead of Mistral Medium 3.5 at 40.2. 22 models ranked with sources. - Canonical page: https://noometry.com/best/european-models - Last updated: 2026-10-10 - Title: Best European AI Models (October 2026) | Noometry As of October 2026, Mistral Large 4 leads the Noometry Index with a score of 43.1, ahead of Mistral Medium 3.5 at 40.2. Last verified October 10, 2026 Models from European labs. Best European AI Models: top 10 1. Mistral Large 4 43.1 2. Mistral Medium 3.5 40.2 3. Mistral Large 3 39.1 4. Mistral Medium 36.3 5. Magistral Medium 35.2 6. Devstral Small 2505 34.3 7. Mistral Small 33.4 8. Pixtral Large 32.2 9. Mistral Large 31.9 10. Mistral Medium 3.1 31.9 11. 2530354045 ## Full ranking 22 models Best European AI Models | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Large 4](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large-4) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Proprietary | 1.05M | 43.1 | $0.68 | $2.09 | 41.7 | — | | 2 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Medium 3.5](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium-3-5) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 262K | 40.2 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 13.4 | 50 | | 3 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Large 3](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large-3) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 262K | 39.1 | $0.25 | $0.75 | 104 | 7 | | 4 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Medium](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 262K | 36.3 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 12.1 | 68 | | 5 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Magistral Medium](https://noometry.com/models/magistral-medium) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 262K | 35.2 | $2 | $5 | 12.8 | 0 | | 6 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Devstral Small 2505](https://noometry.com/models/devstral-small) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 128K | 34.3 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 229 | 88 | | 7 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Small](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 262K | 33.4 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 127 | 120 | | 8 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Pixtral Large](https://noometry.com/models/pixtral-large) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 128K | 32.2 | $2 | $6 | 10.7 | — | | 9 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Large](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 131K | 31.9 | $2 | $6 | 10.6 | — | | 10 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Medium 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium-3-1) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Proprietary | 131K | 31.9 | $0.40 | $2 | 39.8 | — | | 11 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Small 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-1) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 128K | 31.7 | $0.35 | $0.56 | 78.8 | — | | 12 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Small 3](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 33K | 31.2 | $0.05 | $0.08 | 543 | — | | 13 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Small 3.2](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-2) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 256K | 31.2 | $0.0938 | $0.25 | 235 | 68 | | 14 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Codestral](https://noometry.com/models/codestral) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Proprietary | 256K | 30.6 | $0.30 | $0.90 | 68 | 271 | | 15 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/models/magistral-small) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 128K | 30.2 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 40.3 | 0 | | 16 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral](https://noometry.com/models/mistral) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Proprietary | — | 29.9 | — | — | — | — | | 17 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Ministral 8B](https://noometry.com/models/ministral-8b) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 262K | 28.2 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 188 | — | | 18 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mixtral 8x22B](https://noometry.com/models/mixtral-8x22b) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 64K | 27.1 | $2 | $6 | 9.05 | — | | 19 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mixtral 8x7B](https://noometry.com/models/mixtral-8x7b) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 32K | 27.1 | $0.70 | $0.70 | 38.8 | — | | 20 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral Nemo](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-nemo) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 128K | 26.4 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 176 | — | | 21 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Ministral 3B](https://noometry.com/models/ministral-3b) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 131K | 26.2 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 262 | — | | 22 | ![](/logos/mistral.svg) Mistral AI [Mistral 7B](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-7b) | [Mistral AI](https://noometry.com/providers/mistral) | Open | 8K | 23.0 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 92.2 | — | Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. [Advertise on Noometry](https://noometry.com/advertise) ## Compare the leaders - [Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Medium 3.5](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-mistral-medium-3-5) - [Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Large 3](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-3-vs-mistral-large-4) - [Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Medium](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-mistral-medium) - [Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Mistral Large 3](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-3-vs-mistral-medium-3-5) - [Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Mistral Medium](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-medium-vs-mistral-medium-3-5) - [Mistral Large 3 vs Mistral Medium](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-3-vs-mistral-medium) ## Related rankings - [Best Chinese AI Models](https://noometry.com/best/chinese-models) - [Best American AI Models](https://noometry.com/best/american-models) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the best European LLM? As of October 2026, Mistral Large 4 leads the Noometry Index with a score of 43.1, ahead of Mistral Medium 3.5 at 40.2. ### What are the top 5 in this ranking? Mistral Large 4, Mistral Medium 3.5, Mistral Large 3, Mistral Medium, Magistral Medium, in that order, as of October 2026. ### How is this list ranked? By the Noometry Index, which is fitted from every public benchmark result and adjusted for how hard each benchmark is. Models need several independent results to be ranked. ### Cite this page Noometry. (2026). Best European AI Models. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/best/european-models Quote Noometry with a link back to this page. It is also available in [Markdown](https://noometry.com/md/best/european-models.md).