Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 vs Mistral Small 3
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 31.2 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 7 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads 37.5 to 16.3.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 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 | 11 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 38.4 (#177), Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 15.7 (#149), Mistral Small 3: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Small 3: 18.9 (#273)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1316 | 1233 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |
Math Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 37.5 (#152), Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1240 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: —, Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1202 |
Multilingual Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 43.1 (#187), Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1198 |
| LMArena Russian | 1284 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1204 |
| LMArena French | — | 1203 |
| LMArena German | — | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1188 |
Instruction Following Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 69.0 (#178), Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1308 | 1214 |
Long Context Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 39.5 (#177), Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1246 |
Writing & Preference Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 52.2 (#175), Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1314 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1317 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 better than Mistral Small 3?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 and Mistral Small 3 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 has 11 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.