# Claude 2.1 vs Mistral Medium 3.1

> Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-1-vs-mistral-medium-3-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Claude 2.1 leads 20.6 to 10.1.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 31.5 |
| Rank | 340 | 260 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $2 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Claude 2.1: 25.8 (#322)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2.1: 20.6 (#216)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 6.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 20.3% |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.22 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |

## Math

- Claude 2.1: 9.6 (#309)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2.1: 15.5 (#287)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Claude 2.1: —
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1476 |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2.1 better than Mistral Medium 3.1?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Mistral Medium 3.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3.