# ERNIE 5.1 vs Mistral Large 3

> ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-1-vs-mistral-large-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 18

## Summary

- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 44.0 to 34.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 23.4% for ERNIE 5.1 and 7.5% for Mistral Large 3.
- Mistral Large 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 83 | 176 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.75 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76)
- Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1448 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- ERNIE 5.1: —
- Mistral Large 3: —

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |

## Reasoning

- ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211)
- Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | 7.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |

## Math

- ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92)
- Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1414 |

## Knowledge

- ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102)
- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1421 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |

## Multimodal

- ERNIE 5.1: —
- Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1221 |

## Multilingual

- ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29)
- Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1437 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1394 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1411 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1440 |

## Instruction Following

- ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37)
- Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1403 |

## Long Context

- ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59)
- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1413 |

## Writing & Preference

- ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52)
- Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1386 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |

## FAQ

### Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Mistral Large 3?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is ERNIE 5.1 or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 34.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Mistral Large 3 share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.