# Mistral Large 4 vs Yi-Lightning

> Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-yi-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 27.4.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 99 | 209 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $0.68 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.09 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
- Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
- Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1302 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |

## Math

- Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
- Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1300 |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
- Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1286 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
- Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1305 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
- Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1278 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
- Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1297 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
- Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1311 |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 4 better than Yi-Lightning?

Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral Large 4 or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Yi-Lightning share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.