Model comparison
Mistral Large 2 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Mistral Large 2 #163 (Estimated); Nemotron 3 Nano 30B #98 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Mistral Large 2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Mistral Large 2; 4 to Nemotron 3 Nano 30B.
Updated July 20, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- Mistral Large 2 only
- 0
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B only
- 4
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Mistral Large 2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Mistral Large 2 has the larger context window at 128K, compared with 32K for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Mistral Large 2 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Mistral Large 2Not available | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B$0 input / $0 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Mistral Large 238 tok/s | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B152 tok/s | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Mistral Large 21.45 s | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B1.90 s | Mistral Large 2 reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Mistral Large 2128K | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B32K | Mistral Large 2 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 2 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 9.2% | 14.2% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 48.6% | 75.7% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 4.0% | 10.2% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -34.0% | -51.6% | Mistral Large 2 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 20.1% | 17.1% | Mistral Large 2 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 67.8% | 82.9% | Mistral Large 2 leads |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 2 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 31.2% | 71.1% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Mistral Large 2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Mistral Large 2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B today?
Mistral Large 2: Pricing unavailable Nemotron 3 Nano 30B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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