Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Mistral Large 4
ERNIE 5.1 and Mistral Large 4 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (43.8 vs 43.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 5 categories and Mistral Large 4 in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 41.9 to 36.6.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 43.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Mistral Large 4: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | 27.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1444 |
Math Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1488 |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1414 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | — |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1424 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Mistral Large 4?
ERNIE 5.1 and Mistral Large 4 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (43.8 vs 43.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Mistral Large 4 share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.