Model comparison
Ministral 8B vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Ministral 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 38.9 to 12.6.
- Ministral 8B is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.08 / $0.45 for Nemotron 3 Super.
Side by side
| Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 28.2 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2024-10-01 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1202 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 11.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1191 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| DTBench | 45.7% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | 14.9% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1170 | 1398 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1165 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1193 | 1432 |
| LMArena Russian | 1195 | 1336 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1341 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1161 | 1347 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1212 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Ministral 8B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1175 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1166 | 1369 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ministral 8B better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Ministral 8B or Nemotron 3 Super?
Ministral 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super lists at $0.08 and $0.45.
Is Ministral 8B or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Ministral 8B and Nemotron 3 Super share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Ministral 8B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.