Mistral Large 3 vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,427.62100% of row best · rating · mistral-large-3; 95% CI [1424.57601414, 1430.66670291]; votes 65336; rank 85 | 1,331.8493% of row best · rating · nvidia-nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b-nvfp4; 95% CI [1322.39322537, 1341.28358716]; votes 4533; rank 207 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 1 benchmark winOverall lead | 0 benchmark wins |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Mistral Large 3 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Family | Mistral Large 3 | Nvidia Nemotron 3 5 Lightning |
| Model | Mistral Large 3 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
| Version | Mistral Large 3 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2026-08-11 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Document | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262K | 1,049K |
| Total parameters | 675B | 30B |
| Active parameters | 41B | 3B |
| License | Apache-2.0 | openmdw-1.1 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Mistral AI (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) | Fireworks Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | agents, chat, generation, structured_outputs, tools, vision | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
17 comparable fields · 12 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Mistral Large 3 Capabilities
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Mistral Large 3 vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B FAQs
Is Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Mistral Large 3 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+
Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced input price: $0.50 per million tokens. Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced output price: $1.50 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has the larger sourced context window. Mistral Large 3 supports 262K and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B supports 1,049K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Mistral Large 3 is open weight; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is open weight.
Can Mistral Large 3 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B understand images?+
Mistral Large 3 is documented with image input; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Mistral Large 3 is — and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is —.
Do Mistral Large 3 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B support reasoning and tool use?+
Mistral Large 3: tool calling and image input. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+
Mistral Large 3 has 2 sourced provider routes; NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has 1, so Mistral Large 3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Mistral Large 3 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.