Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 6 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1209 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | 1202 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
Math Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1414 | 1216 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | 1171 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1221 | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1447 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1455 | 1197 |
| LMArena German | 1437 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1411 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1195 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1203 |
Long Context Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1386 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 3 or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.4 vs 35.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.