# Llama 3.2 90B vs Mistral Medium 3.1

> Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-2-90b-vs-mistral-medium-3-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Llama 3.2 90B leads 21.7 to 10.6.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 31.9 |
| Rank | 331 | 266 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $2 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.6 (#341)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 6.5% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 20.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |

## Math

- Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |

## Multimodal

- Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124)
- Mistral Medium 3.1: —

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Llama 3.2 90B: —
- Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.5 (#145)

| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1476 |

## FAQ

### Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Mistral Medium 3.1?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Mistral Medium 3.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3.