Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 4 Preview 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
Mistral Large 4 Preview scores 25.6 points higher (38.4 vs 12.8) but costs 1.2× as much to run the benchmark ($1608 vs $1319; both premium class). Pick Mistral Large 4 Preview when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.4 | 12.8 | −66.7% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 66.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,607.86 | $1,318.62 | −18.0% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 18.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 23.67s | 16.18s | −31.6% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 31.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.36 / $4.18 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview: 66.7% less intelligence, 18.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 31.6% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- 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.
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