# Claude 2.1 vs Mistral Nemo

> Mistral Nemo is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.9 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 2 categories and Mistral Nemo in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Nemo leads 23.5 to 9.6.
- Mistral Nemo has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 25.9 |
| Rank | 340 | 332 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.15 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2.1: 25.8 (#322)
- Mistral Nemo: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Claude 2.1: —
- Mistral Nemo: 23.3 (#118)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.6% |
| BALROG | — | 17.6% |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2.1: 20.6 (#216)
- Mistral Nemo: 19.9 (#230)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 48.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.22 | 118.63 |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
| PIQA | — | 83.5% |

## Math

- Claude 2.1: 9.6 (#309)
- Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#263)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 10.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.2% |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2.1: 15.5 (#287)
- Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#293)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 29.9% |
| BoolQ | — | 82.5% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Claude 2.1: —
- Mistral Nemo: 28.6 (#291)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 881 |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2.1 better than Mistral Nemo?

Mistral Nemo is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.9 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Mistral Nemo share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Nemo has 10.