# Magistral Small vs Mistral Large 3

> Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/magistral-small-vs-mistral-large-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Magistral Small 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 36.0 to 24.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 6.3% for Magistral Small and 50.9% for Mistral Large 3.
- Mistral Large 3 is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.75 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $1.50 for Magistral Small.
- Mistral Large 3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 38.6 |
| Rank | 289 | 172 |
| Context | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/M | $0.50 | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | $1.50 | $0.75 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Magistral Small: 37.8 (#172)
- Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |
| SciCode | 35.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1447 |

## Reasoning

- Magistral Small: 6.9 (#345)
- Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 6.3% | 50.9% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 5% | — |
| CritPt | 0.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1429 |
| DTBench | 61.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 133.19 | — |

## Math

- Magistral Small: 24.9 (#253)
- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1415 |

## Knowledge

- Magistral Small: 30.9 (#215)
- Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1421 |

## Multimodal

- Magistral Small: —
- Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1222 |

## Multilingual

- Magistral Small: —
- Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1412 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1448 |
| LMArena French | — | 1456 |
| LMArena German | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1412 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1437 |

## Instruction Following

- Magistral Small: —
- Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1402 |

## Long Context

- Magistral Small: —
- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1413 |

## Writing & Preference

- Magistral Small: —
- Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100)

| Benchmark | Magistral Small | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1385 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1429 |

## FAQ

### Is Magistral Small better than Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Magistral Small or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens; Magistral Small lists at $0.50 and $1.50.

### Is Magistral Small or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?

Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.8 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large 3 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Magistral Small and Mistral Large 3 share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Magistral Small has 10 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.