# ERNIE 5.1 vs Mistral

> ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-1-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 37.0.

## Snapshot

| | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 83 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1162 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- ERNIE 5.1: —
- Mistral: —

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

## Reasoning

- ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1149 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |

## Math

- ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |

## Knowledge

- ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |

## Multilingual

- ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |

## FAQ

### Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Mistral?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

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

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.