# Mistral vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

> Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-olmo-3-1-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 36.1 to 16.6.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 39.4 |
| Rank | 303 | 168 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1347 |

## Reasoning

- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1322 |

## Math

- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1305 |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1308 |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1180 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1013 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1299 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1153 | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1309 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |

## FAQ

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

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

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

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.