Magistral Small 1.2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Magistral Small 1.2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMagistral Small 1.2Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.60
Total cost
-
NVIDIANemotron 3.5 LightningOff the frontier
Intelligence
12.90
Total cost
$92.8
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricMagistral Small 1.2Nemotron 3.5 LightningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.612.9+50.0% Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 50.0% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$92.76— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)33.85s8.72s−74.2% Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 74.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.50 / $1.50$0.06 / $0.20
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