Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral 8x7B

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral 8x7B wins overall with a score of 52 vs 51 (1 point difference).Mistral 8x7B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral 8x7B

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

61
MMLU
65
61
GPQA
64
59
SuperGPQA
62
57
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

Mistral 8x7B

Claude 3 Opus

53

Mistral 8x7B

55

53
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

Mistral 8x7B

Claude 3 Opus

60

Mistral 8x7B

64

61
AIME 2023
65
63
AIME 2024
67
62
AIME 2025
66
57
HMMT Feb 2023
61
59
HMMT Feb 2024
63
58
HMMT Feb 2025
62
60
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

Mistral 8x7B

Claude 3 Opus

58

Mistral 8x7B

62

59
SimpleQA
63
57
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B scores higher overall with 52 vs 51, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 62.8 vs 59.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in coding with an average score of 55 vs 53.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in math with an average score of 64 vs 60.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral 8x7B?

Mistral 8x7B leads in reasoning with an average score of 62 vs 58.