# Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Pixtral Large

> Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/nemotron-3-ultra-vs-pixtral-large
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## 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 $0.60 / $2.40 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 44.7 | 31.7 |
| Rank | 71 | 257 |
| Context | 262K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.60 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $2.40 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | — |
| SciCode | 40.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1468 | — |

## Reasoning

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78)
- Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)

| 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 | 146.2 | — |

## Math

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | — |
| ProofBench | 2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1456 | — |

## Knowledge

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 85.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1472 | — |

## Multimodal

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1498 | — |
| LMArena French | 1475 | — |
| LMArena German | 1471 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1452 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1417 | — |

## Long Context

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1437 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1692 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1444 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Pixtral Large?

Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Pixtral Large?

Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper. It lists at $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.40 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 29 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.