Mistral Large 4 (Medium) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 4 (Medium) by Mistral or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-30.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Large 4 (Medium)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium): 48.9% less intelligence, 64.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 23.1 | 11.8 | −48.9% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 48.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $936.36 | $1,541.98 | +64.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 64.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 18.94s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.70 / $2.10 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
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 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
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