# Mixtral 8x22B vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

> Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 26.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mixtral-8x22b-vs-olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mixtral 8x22B scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads 34.6 to 23.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is IFEval: 72.4% for Mixtral 8x22B and 78% for Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct.

## Snapshot

| | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 26.7 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 330 | 248 |
| Context | 64K | — |
| Input $/M | $2 | — |
| Output $/M | $6 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mixtral 8x22B: 23.8 (#324)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1166 | 1210 |
| WeirdML | 3.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 40.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 72% | — |
| MBPP+ | 64.3% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Mixtral 8x22B: 22.8 (#119)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 7.5% | — |

## Reasoning

- Mixtral 8x22B: 19.1 (#246)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1150 | 1208 |
| DTBench | 55.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122 | — |
| ForecastBench | 56.3 | — |

## Math

- Mixtral 8x22B: 21.2 (#271)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 16.3% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1184 | 1208 |
| MATH Level 5 | 24.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mixtral 8x22B: 15.1 (#288)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 46% | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 33.4% | 28.7% |
| GPQA Diamond | 34.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1113 | — |
| MMLU | 77.8% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mixtral 8x22B: 32.9 (#250)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1128 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1116 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1158 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1165 | — |
| LMArena German | 1141 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1037 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1056 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1150 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mixtral 8x22B: 57.9 (#261)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 72.4% | 78% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1147 | 1186 |

## Long Context

- Mixtral 8x22B: 34.6 (#242)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1144 | 1194 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mixtral 8x22B: 37.1 (#257)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)

| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1162 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1141 | 1199 |
| WildBench | 71.1% | 73.4% |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1130 | 1221 |

## FAQ

### Is Mixtral 8x22B better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 26.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mixtral 8x22B or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.6 versus 23.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Mixtral 8x22B and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mixtral 8x22B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.