Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 15 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Mistral Medium 3.5 128B unranked (Not scored); Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B #159 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B share 15 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 10 results are unique to Mistral Medium 3.5 128B; 14 to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 15
- Mistral Medium 3.5 128B only
- 10
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 14
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Treat this as a split decision. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B makes more sense if coding is the priority; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B is the better fit if you want the cheaper token bill.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 15 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Δ | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B77.6 | Margin← 45.6 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 |
| Knowledge | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Multimodal | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Inst. Following | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B$1.5 input / $7.5 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BNot available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B256K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ³-bench resultsSource | 91.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 19.0% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 94.2% | 45.3% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 21.6% | 0.0% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 933 | 465 | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 39.10% | — | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | 33.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | 69.1% | — | Not comparable |
| terminalBenchHardSource | 33.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 516 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 14.4% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorldSource | — | 47.4% | Not comparable |
CodingMistral Medium 3.5 128B wins4 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 29.9% | 14.9% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 74.8% | 46.9% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 12.8% | 5.3% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -36.3% | -56.0% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 25.1% | 14.8% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 82.0% | 83.1% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| AA Openness IndexSource | 33.3% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.3% | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2025Source | — | 82.1% | Not comparable |
Multimodal8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 64.9% | 53.2% | Mistral Medium 3.5 128B leads |
| MMMUSource | — | 70.8% | Not comparable |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | — | 57.5% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 76.3% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 57.8% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | — | 88.5% | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | — | 90.5% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.
Which is better for coding, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.6 versus 32. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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