Mistral Large 2 vs Z-1

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 2 wins overall with a score of 57 vs 43 (14 point difference).Mistral Large 2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 2

Mistral Large 2

66.5

Z-1

49.8

68
MMLU
52
68
GPQA
51
66
SuperGPQA
49
64
OpenBookQA
47

Coding

Mistral Large 2

Mistral Large 2

60

Z-1

44

60
HumanEval
44

Mathematics

Mistral Large 2

Mistral Large 2

67

Z-1

51

68
AIME 2023
52
70
AIME 2024
54
69
AIME 2025
53
64
HMMT Feb 2023
48
66
HMMT Feb 2024
50
65
HMMT Feb 2025
49
67
BRUMO 2025
51

Reasoning

Mistral Large 2

Mistral Large 2

65

Z-1

49

66
SimpleQA
50
64
MuSR
48

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Mistral Large 2 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 2 scores higher overall with 57 vs 43, a difference of 14 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Mistral Large 2 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 66.5 vs 49.8.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 2 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 2 leads in coding with an average score of 60 vs 44.

Which is better for math, Mistral Large 2 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 2 leads in math with an average score of 67 vs 51.

Which is better for reasoning, Mistral Large 2 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 65 vs 49.