# Mistral Large 3 vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

> Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-3-vs-olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.2 to 42.3.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.6 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 172 | 248 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.25 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.75 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1210 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1208 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |

## Math

- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1415 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | — |

## Multimodal

- Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1412 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1448 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1412 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1456 | — |
| LMArena German | 1438 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1437 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1402 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1194 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1385 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1221 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 3 better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral Large 3 or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (34.1 vs 34.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.