# Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

> Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-medium-3-1-vs-olmo-3-1-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 25.4 to 10.1.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.5 | 38.8 |
| Rank | 260 | 168 |
| Context | 131K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.40 | — |
| Output $/M | $2 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1346 |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1322 |

## Math

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1305 |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1307 |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1304 |
| LMArena French | — | 1328 |
| LMArena German | — | 1283 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1337 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1298 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Medium 3.1: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)

| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1264 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1309 |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.