Mistral Large 3 vs Z-1

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

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 3 wins overall with a score of 61 vs 43 (18 point difference).Mistral Large 3 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3

73.8

Z-1

49.8

76
MMLU
52
75
GPQA
51
73
SuperGPQA
49
71
OpenBookQA
47

Coding

Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3

68

Z-1

44

68
HumanEval
44

Mathematics

Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3

75

Z-1

51

76
AIME 2023
52
78
AIME 2024
54
77
AIME 2025
53
72
HMMT Feb 2023
48
74
HMMT Feb 2024
50
73
HMMT Feb 2025
49
75
BRUMO 2025
51

Reasoning

Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3

72

Z-1

49

73
SimpleQA
50
71
MuSR
48

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 3 scores higher overall with 61 vs 43, a difference of 18 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Mistral Large 3 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 3 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 73.8 vs 49.8.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 3 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 3 leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 44.

Which is better for math, Mistral Large 3 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 3 leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 51.

Which is better for reasoning, Mistral Large 3 or Z-1?

Mistral Large 3 leads in reasoning with an average score of 72 vs 49.