Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Pixtral Large
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher in 2 categories and Pixtral Large in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 66.3 to 32.9.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper at $0.50 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2026-06-04 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 30 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | — |
| SciCode | 40.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1468 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 22.7% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1452 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 20% | — |
| DTBench | 90.1% | — |
| LMCA | 36.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.17 | — |
Math Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | — |
| ProofBench | 2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1457 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 85.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1472 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1497 | — |
| LMArena French | 1472 | — |
| LMArena German | 1471 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1386 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1418 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1437 | — |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1692 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1445 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1398 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Pixtral Large?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Pixtral Large?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Ultra does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Ultra and Pixtral Large share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.