# Mistral Small 3.2 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

> Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-small-3-2-vs-olmo-3-1-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 35.4 to 26.8.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 38.8 |
| Rank | 271 | 168 |
| Context | 256K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.0938 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.25 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Small 3.2: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1346 |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1322 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 131.73 | — |

## Math

- Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 30.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1305 |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 49.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1307 |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Small 3.2: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | 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 Small 3.2: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1298 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Small 3.2: —
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3.2 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1264 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1255 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1309 |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Small 3.2 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3.2 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3.2 has 6 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.