Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral Large 3

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 3 wins overall with a score of 61 vs 51 (10 point difference).Mistral Large 3 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 3

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

Mistral Large 3

73.8

61
MMLU
76
61
GPQA
75
59
SuperGPQA
73
57
OpenBookQA
71

Coding

Mistral Large 3

Claude 3 Opus

53

Mistral Large 3

68

53
HumanEval
68

Mathematics

Mistral Large 3

Claude 3 Opus

60

Mistral Large 3

75

61
AIME 2023
76
63
AIME 2024
78
62
AIME 2025
77
57
HMMT Feb 2023
72
59
HMMT Feb 2024
74
58
HMMT Feb 2025
73
60
BRUMO 2025
75

Reasoning

Mistral Large 3

Claude 3 Opus

58

Mistral Large 3

72

59
SimpleQA
73
57
MuSR
71

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Mistral Large 3 scores higher overall with 61 vs 51, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

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

Mistral Large 3 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 73.8 vs 59.5.

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

Mistral Large 3 leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 53.

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

Mistral Large 3 leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 60.

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

Mistral Large 3 leads in reasoning with an average score of 72 vs 58.