Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.6 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 1 category and Mistral Large 4 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 35.9.
- Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2024-12-18 | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.9 (#216), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1272 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
| 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), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1266 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.5 (#182), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1271 | 1488 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 34.1 (#199), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1242 | 1447 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 40.5 (#217), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1245 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1263 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1414 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 65.9 (#213), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1252 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#215), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1238 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 48.4 (#203), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1283 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1275 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct and Mistral Large 4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.