Model comparison
Mistral vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
NVIDIASummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 16.6.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 42.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 33.8 (#250), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 22.2 (#200), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1452 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.17 |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 22.3 (#278), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1457 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 16.6 (#288), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 32.8 (#254), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1497 |
| LMArena French | 1180 | 1472 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1386 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1417 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1454 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1013 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 52.6 (#288), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1418 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 35.0 (#245), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1153 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Mistral: 37.0 (#260), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.