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DBRX Instruct vs Mistral Small (2402)

Databricks · released

Wins 0 of 2 areas

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Mistral · released

Wins 1 of 2 areas

Coding

Mistral Small (2402) wins more areas, narrowly.

Scores updated · 10 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Coding rests on a single test.

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Mistral Small (2402) pulls ahead

  • Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+1.6points aheadMistral Small (2402)13.4DBRX Instruct11.8
  • Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.2points aheadMistral Small (2402)4.1DBRX Instruct2.9

Where DBRX Instruct pulls ahead

  • Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+2.9points aheadDBRX Instruct33.1Mistral Small (2402)30.2

Every test, side by side

All 10 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

CodingMistral Small (2402)
  • SciCodeMistral Small (2402) by 1.611.813.4+1.6

Full coding ranking

ReasoningEven

Full reasoning ranking

Other results7 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, DBRX Instruct or Mistral Small (2402)?

Mistral Small (2402) wins one of the two areas where both have results: coding. DBRX Instruct wins none. They are level on reasoning.

Which is better for coding?

Mistral Small (2402). It wins the one coding test both models report.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 10 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.