Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Olmo 3 32b Think
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Mistral Medium 3.5 leads 52.1 to 41.4.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 38.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 210K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 35.7 (#208), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.0 (#169)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1461 | 1318 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1263 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 16.6 (#290), Olmo 3 32b Think: 24.9 (#138)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1436 | 1302 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 41.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 12.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.42 | — |
Math Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 36.4 (#113), Olmo 3 32b Think: 33.8 (#165)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | 1315 |
Knowledge Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 39.3 (#123), Olmo 3 32b Think: 34.4 (#189)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | 1272 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.5: 37.6 (#64), Olmo 3 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 52.1 (#93), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.4 (#205)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1405 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1443 | 1300 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1291 |
| LMArena German | 1453 | 1290 |
| LMArena Russian | 1396 | 1255 |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 74.7 (#87), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1275 |
Long Context Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 43.2 (#101), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#177)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1414 | 1296 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.5 leads
Mistral Medium 3.5: 58.6 (#113), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.2 (#188)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1421 | 1300 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1372 | 1256 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1423 | 1289 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 993 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 better than Olmo 3 32b Think?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.0 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Olmo 3 32b Think share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.5 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.