Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Medium 3.1 costs 6.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nova Premier 1.0 leads 23.0 to 10.6.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $12.50 for Nova Premier 1.0.
- Nova Premier 1.0 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 38.3 |
| Released | — | 2025-04-30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 105K | 10K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $12.50 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 6 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Nova Premier 1.0 leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.6 (#341), Nova Premier 1.0: 23.0 (#185)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 44.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 33.8 (#199)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | — | 35% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 35.8 (#180)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 72.6% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 51.8% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Nova Premier 1.0: 66.8 (#204)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 80.3% |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.1 leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.5 (#145), Nova Premier 1.0: 51.0 (#178)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | — |
| WildBench | — | 78.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Nova Premier 1.0?
Nova Premier 1.0 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.3 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Medium 3.1 costs 6.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nova Premier 1.0's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Nova Premier 1.0?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Nova Premier 1.0 lists at $2.50 and $12.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier 1.0 does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Nova Premier 1.0 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nova Premier 1.0 has 6.