Mistral Large 2 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 57 (8 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Mistral Large 2

66.5

o4-mini (high)

80.5

68
MMLU
82
68
GPQA
82
66
SuperGPQA
80
64
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Mistral Large 2

60

o4-mini (high)

74

60
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Mistral Large 2

67

o4-mini (high)

82

68
AIME 2023
83
70
AIME 2024
85
69
AIME 2025
84
64
HMMT Feb 2023
79
66
HMMT Feb 2024
81
65
HMMT Feb 2025
80
67
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Mistral Large 2

65

o4-mini (high)

79

66
SimpleQA
80
64
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Mistral Large 2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 57, a difference of 8 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Mistral Large 2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 66.5.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 60.

Which is better for math, Mistral Large 2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 67.

Which is better for reasoning, Mistral Large 2 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 65.