Mistral Large 4 (Medium) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 4 (Medium) by Mistral or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-29.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Mistral Large 4 (Medium) scores 9.5 points higher (23.1 vs 13.6) but costs 1.9× as much to run the benchmark ($936 vs $482; premium vs mid-range cost classes). Pick Mistral Large 4 (Medium) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3.5 Super VL.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 23.1 | 13.6 | −41.1% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 41.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $936.36 | $482.18 | −48.5% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 48.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 6.43s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.70 / $2.10 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium): 41.1% less intelligence, 48.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Large 4 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.30 for $718.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 46.10 for $389.
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