# Mistral Large 4 vs Nova 2 Lite

> Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-nova-2-lite
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 scores higher in 6 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 40.7.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 39.7 |
| Rank | 99 | 161 |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.68 | $0.30 |
| Output $/M | $2.09 | $2.50 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1385 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Mistral Large 4: —
- Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
- Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1364 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |

## Math

- Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
- Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1359 |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
- Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1358 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
- Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1364 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1343 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
- Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1335 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
- Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1335 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
- Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1338 |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 4 better than Nova 2 Lite?

Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 or Nova 2 Lite?

Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.

### Is Mistral Large 4 or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?

Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Nova 2 Lite share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.