Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Magistral Medium
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 35.2 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 70b Instruct scores higher in 5 categories and Magistral Medium in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads 25.0 to 8.6.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 35.2 |
| Released | 2024-12-18 | 2025-03-17 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $5 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.9 (#216), Magistral Medium: 39.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1272 | 1319 |
| SciCode | — | 39.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 38.7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 48.2% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 25.0 (#152), Magistral Medium: 8.6 (#348)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1266 | 1267 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 16.2% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 6.1% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
Math Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.5 (#182), Magistral Medium: 35.1 (#189)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1271 | 1250 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 34.1 (#199), Magistral Medium: 33.5 (#202)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1242 | 1223 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 40.5 (#217), Magistral Medium: 39.6 (#224)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1245 | 1232 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1263 | 1227 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1224 |
| LMArena French | — | 1267 |
| LMArena German | — | 1248 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1175 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1125 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1271 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 65.9 (#213), Magistral Medium: 66.0 (#211)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1252 | 1254 |
Long Context Magistral Medium leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#215), Magistral Medium: 39.3 (#183)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1238 | 1295 |
Writing & Preference Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 48.4 (#203), Magistral Medium: 46.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1283 | 1255 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1245 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1275 | 1275 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct better than Magistral Medium?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 35.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct or Magistral Medium better for coding?
Magistral Medium scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct and Magistral Medium share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Medium has 22.