Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct vs Mistral Small 3
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct scores higher in 4 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads 34.6 to 16.3.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 31.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-01-30 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 35.6 (#222), Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1223 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 23.5 (#177), Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1203 | 1233 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |
Math Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 34.6 (#193), Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1230 | 1240 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |
Knowledge Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 31.9 (#218), Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1167 | 1202 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.1 (#241), Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1181 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1180 | 1204 |
| LMArena Russian | 1187 | 1216 |
| LMArena French | — | 1203 |
| LMArena German | — | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1188 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 62.9 (#233), Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1201 | 1214 |
Long Context Mistral Small 3 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.5 (#230), Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1205 | 1246 |
Writing & Preference Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 43.4 (#229), Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1228 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1213 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1227 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct better than Mistral Small 3?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.6 vs 36.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct and Mistral Small 3 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has 12 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.