# Mistral Large 3 vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

> Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-3-vs-nemotron-4-340b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 6 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 42.7.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 35.9 |
| Rank | 176 | 223 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.25 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.75 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1209 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1202 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |

## Math

- Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1414 | 1216 |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | 1171 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |

## Multimodal

- Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1221 | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1447 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | 1197 |
| LMArena German | 1437 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1411 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1195 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1203 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1225 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1386 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 3 better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral Large 3 or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (34.4 vs 35.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.
