Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Mistral Nemo
Mistral Nemo is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.4 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 2 categories and Mistral Nemo in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Nemo leads 25.5 to 10.2.
- Mistral Nemo has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 26.4 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2024-07-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.6% |
| BALROG | — | 17.6% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 48.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 118.68 |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
| PIQA | — | 83.5% |
Math Mistral Nemo leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 10.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.2% |
Knowledge Claude 2.1 leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 29.9% |
| BoolQ | — | 82.5% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 881 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Mistral Nemo?
Mistral Nemo is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.4 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Mistral Nemo share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Nemo has 10.