Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Mistral Large 4 and Nemotron 3 Ultra score almost the same on the Noometry Index (43.1 vs 42.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 scores higher in 3 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 36.6.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper at $0.50 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 42.5 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1452 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.17 |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1457 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1497 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1417 |
| LMArena French | — | 1472 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1418 |
Long Context Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Mistral Large 4 and Nemotron 3 Ultra score almost the same on the Noometry Index (43.1 vs 42.5), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.