Model comparison
Mistral Small 3 vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Super's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 55.9 to 32.2.
- Mistral Small 3 is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $0.08 / $0.45 for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2025-01-30 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 33K | 262K |
| Max output | 16K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.07 | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | 1398 |
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1203 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1211 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1347 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 3 better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3 costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Super's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3 or Nemotron 3 Super?
Mistral Small 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super lists at $0.08 and $0.45.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 36.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Nemotron 3 Super share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.