Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Mistral AISummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 scores higher in 1 category and Mistral Large 4 in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 38.4.
- Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 43.1 |
| Released | — | 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 | 11 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 38.4 (#177), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 15.7 (#149), Mistral Large 4: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 10% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 26.3 (#134), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1316 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 37.5 (#152), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1488 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: —, Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1447 |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 43.1 (#187), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1415 |
| LMArena Russian | 1284 | 1414 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1491 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 69.0 (#178), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1308 | 1424 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 39.5 (#177), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 52.2 (#175), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1314 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1317 | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 38.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 and Mistral Large 4 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 has 11 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.