# Seed 2.0 Pro vs Mistral Small 3

> Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 20× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dola-seed-2-0-pro-vs-mistral-small-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 32.2.
- Mistral Small 3 is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Seed 2.0 Pro.
- Seed 2.0 Pro accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 33K.
- Mistral Small 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 96 | 278 |
| Context | 256K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.50 | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | $3 | $0.08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86)
- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |

## Reasoning

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165)
- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1233 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |

## Math

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108)
- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1240 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |

## Knowledge

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122)
- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1202 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |

## Multimodal

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35)
- Mistral Small 3: —

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |

## Multilingual

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1204 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1203 |
| LMArena German | 1442 | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1216 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91)
- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1214 |

## Long Context

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1246 |

## Writing & Preference

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69)
- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |

## FAQ

### Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Mistral Small 3?

Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 20× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Seed 2.0 Pro or Mistral Small 3?

Mistral Small 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens; Seed 2.0 Pro lists at $0.50 and $3.

### Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?

Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Seed 2.0 Pro does, with 256K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Mistral Small 3 share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.