Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 5 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.2 to 26.0.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.6 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1016 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 993 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131), Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1415 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1412 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1448 | 1013 |
| LMArena Russian | 1412 | 946 |
| LMArena French | 1456 | — |
| LMArena German | 1438 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1437 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1402 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100), Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1385 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 3 or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Large 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.