Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Mistral 8x7B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 55 vs 52 (3 point difference).Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 2 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

65
MMLU
65
65
GPQA
64
63
SuperGPQA
62
61
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

Mistral 8x7B

55

57
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

Tie

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

Mistral 8x7B

64

65
AIME 2023
65
67
AIME 2024
67
66
AIME 2025
66
61
HMMT Feb 2023
61
63
HMMT Feb 2024
63
62
HMMT Feb 2025
62
64
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

Tie

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

Mistral 8x7B

62

63
SimpleQA
63
61
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher overall with 55 vs 52, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 63.5 vs 62.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 57 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral 8x7B are tied for math with average scores of 64.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral 8x7B are tied for reasoning with average scores of 62.