Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral Large 2

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 2 wins overall with a score of 57 vs 51 (6 point difference).Mistral Large 2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 2

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

Mistral Large 2

66.5

61
MMLU
68
61
GPQA
68
59
SuperGPQA
66
57
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

Mistral Large 2

Claude 3 Opus

53

Mistral Large 2

60

53
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

Mistral Large 2

Claude 3 Opus

60

Mistral Large 2

67

61
AIME 2023
68
63
AIME 2024
70
62
AIME 2025
69
57
HMMT Feb 2023
64
59
HMMT Feb 2024
66
58
HMMT Feb 2025
65
60
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

Mistral Large 2

Claude 3 Opus

58

Mistral Large 2

65

59
SimpleQA
66
57
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 scores higher overall with 57 vs 51, a difference of 6 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 66.5 vs 59.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in coding with an average score of 60 vs 53.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in math with an average score of 67 vs 60.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Large 2?

Mistral Large 2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 65 vs 58.