# Llama 3.2 90B vs Mistral Large 3

> Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-2-90b-vs-mistral-large-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Large 3 in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Large 3 leads 38.7 to 11.1.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 331 | 176 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.75 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1448 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80)
- Mistral Large 3: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217)
- Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1429 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |

## Math

- Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308)
- Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1414 |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274)
- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1421 |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |

## Multimodal

- Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124)
- Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | 1221 |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |

## Multilingual

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1447 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1394 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1411 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1440 |

## Instruction Following

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1403 |

## Long Context

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1413 |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1386 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1429 |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Mistral Large 3 share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.