# Mistral Small 3 vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

> Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-small-3-vs-nemotron-4-340b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 scores higher in 3 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 31.7 to 15.3.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 30.9 | 35.3 |
| Rank | 268 | 218 |
| Context | 33K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.05 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.08 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Small 3: 36.0 (#203)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.6 (#223)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | 1209 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Small 3: 18.2 (#269)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 22.4 (#180)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1202 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.06 | — |

## Math

- Mistral Small 3: 15.3 (#290)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.7 (#193)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1240 | 1216 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Small 3: 25.0 (#258)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.4 (#212)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Small 3: 37.5 (#231)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 38.0 (#228)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1202 | 1196 |
| LMArena German | 1211 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Small 3: 63.9 (#224)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.3 (#227)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1203 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#206)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#216)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | 1225 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Small 3: 32.4 (#275)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.9 (#229)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |

## FAQ

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

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.0 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.

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

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