Mistral 8x7B vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 52 (13 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

65
MMLU
82
64
GPQA
82
62
SuperGPQA
80
60
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Mistral 8x7B

55

o4-mini (high)

74

55
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Mistral 8x7B

64

o4-mini (high)

82

65
AIME 2023
83
67
AIME 2024
85
66
AIME 2025
84
61
HMMT Feb 2023
79
63
HMMT Feb 2024
81
62
HMMT Feb 2025
80
64
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Mistral 8x7B

62

o4-mini (high)

79

63
SimpleQA
80
61
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Mistral 8x7B or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 52, a difference of 13 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Mistral 8x7B or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 62.8.

Which is better for coding, Mistral 8x7B or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Mistral 8x7B or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, Mistral 8x7B or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 62.