# Mistral vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

> Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 32.0 to 16.6.
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 35.9 |
| Rank | 303 | 223 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1209 |

## Reasoning

- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1202 |

## Math

- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1216 |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1171 |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1180 | 1197 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1013 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1195 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1203 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1153 | 1225 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1214 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |

## FAQ

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

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

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

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

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

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.