Mistral Large 3 vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 3 by Mistral or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) scores 3.5 points higher (12.8 vs 9.3) but costs 28× as much to run the benchmark ($1319 vs $46.4; premium vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) when you need intelligence above 9.3, and Mistral Large 3 when 9.3 is enough.
| Metric | Mistral Large 3 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.3 | 12.8 | +37.6% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 37.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $46.41 | $1,318.62 | +2741.2% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 28× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.97s | 16.18s | +132.1% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 132.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.50 / $1.50 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 3: 37.6% more intelligence, 2741.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 132.1% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Large 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
Mistral Large 3Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)Today's Pareto frontierOpen-weights frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare something else
Agents:
Accept: text/markdown or ?format=md returns this page as Markdown. JSON: /api/v1/compare/mistral-large-3/nvidia-nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b · Markdown: /api/v1/compare/mistral-large-3/nvidia-nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b?format=md · llms.txt · agent skill