Model comparison
Mistral Nemo vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
NVIDIASummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Mistral Nemo scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 37.5 to 12.3.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.15 / $0.15 for Mistral Nemo.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 26.4 | 40.0 |
| Released | 2024-07-01 | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 40.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1375 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.6% | — |
| BALROG | 17.6% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 26.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1337 |
| DTBench | 48.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.68 | — |
| PIQA | 83.5% | — |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
| MATH Level 5 | 10.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.2% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 37.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 29.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1356 |
| BoolQ | 82.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#180)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1295 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1359 |
| LMArena French | — | 1366 |
| LMArena German | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1238 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1253 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1345 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.6 (#170)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1318 |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1314 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#201)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 881 | 1280 |
| LMArena Text | — | 1327 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1328 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Nemo better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Mistral Nemo lists at $0.15 and $0.15.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Nemo and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Mistral Nemo has 10 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.