Model comparison
Mistral Nemo vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Nemo costs 7.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Ultra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Nemo scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 12.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 29.9% for Mistral Nemo and 85.4% for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- Mistral Nemo is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.40 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2024-07-01 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1468 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: 23.3 (#118), Nemotron 3 Ultra: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.6% | — |
| BALROG | 17.6% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Nemo: 19.9 (#230), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 48.6% | 90.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 118.63 | 146.2 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1452 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| PIQA | 83.5% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#263), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1456 |
| MATH Level 5 | 10.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.2% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#293), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 29.9% | 85.4% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1472 |
| BoolQ | 82.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1498 |
| LMArena French | — | 1475 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1387 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1415 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1452 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1417 |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Nemo: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral Nemo: 28.6 (#291), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35)
| Benchmark | Mistral Nemo | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 881 | 1692 |
| LMArena Text | — | 1444 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1392 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Nemo better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Nemo costs 7.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Ultra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Mistral Nemo is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra lists at $0.60 and $2.40.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Ultra does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Nemo and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Nemo has 10 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 29.