Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Mistral Large 4 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 35.5.
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 43.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), Mistral Large 4: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1488 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1414 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and Mistral Large 4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.