Llama 3.1 405B vs Mistral Large 2

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

Quick Verdict

Llama 3.1 405B wins overall with a score of 58 vs 57 (1 point difference).Llama 3.1 405B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Llama 3.1 405B

Llama 3.1 405B

68.5

Mistral Large 2

66.5

70
MMLU
68
70
GPQA
68
68
SuperGPQA
66
66
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

Llama 3.1 405B

Llama 3.1 405B

62

Mistral Large 2

60

62
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

Llama 3.1 405B

Llama 3.1 405B

69

Mistral Large 2

67

70
AIME 2023
68
72
AIME 2024
70
71
AIME 2025
69
66
HMMT Feb 2023
64
68
HMMT Feb 2024
66
67
HMMT Feb 2025
65
69
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

Llama 3.1 405B

Llama 3.1 405B

67

Mistral Large 2

65

68
SimpleQA
66
66
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Llama 3.1 405B or Mistral Large 2?

Llama 3.1 405B scores higher overall with 58 vs 57, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Llama 3.1 405B or Mistral Large 2?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 68.5 vs 66.5.

Which is better for coding, Llama 3.1 405B or Mistral Large 2?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in coding with an average score of 62 vs 60.

Which is better for math, Llama 3.1 405B or Mistral Large 2?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in math with an average score of 69 vs 67.

Which is better for reasoning, Llama 3.1 405B or Mistral Large 2?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in reasoning with an average score of 67 vs 65.