Model comparison
Mistral vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads 36.9 to 16.3.
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-08-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.16 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 33.2 (#249), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.6 (#143)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1370 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 21.3 (#199), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 25.7 (#128)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1335 |
Math Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 20.5 (#275), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 34.7 (#156)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1355 |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 16.3 (#283), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 36.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1354 |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 33.0 (#249), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 44.0 (#175)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1292 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1179 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1280 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1012 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1233 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1257 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1321 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 52.9 (#283), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 69.8 (#166)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1317 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 35.0 (#240), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 39.9 (#160)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1154 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3.5 Lightning leads
Mistral: 37.2 (#255), Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 48.5 (#198)
| Benchmark | Mistral | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1324 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1254 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1327 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1280 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral better than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning better for coding?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.6 versus 33.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has 18.