Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 4 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 4 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 39.4 to 34.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 7.5% for Mistral Large 3 and 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $0.75 for Mistral Large 3.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 8K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1403 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | 15.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1386 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
Math Too close to call
Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1414 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | 1398 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1221 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1447 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1437 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1411 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1347 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1386 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 3 or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 3 lists at $0.25 and $0.75.
Is Mistral Large 3 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 34.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Nemotron 3 Super share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.