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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

NVIDIA · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 0 benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025

Choose Mistral Small 3 24B Base

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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0 of 1
Input price
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Output price
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Released
Apr 2025
Jan 2025
License
Llama 3.1 Community License
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 0 benchmarks.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

229.4B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 229.4B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Base, making it 972.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is 2 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

2mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a cutoff of 2023-10-01.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has more recent training data (up to 2023-12-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Base (2023-10-01).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

2 mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Mistral Small 3 24B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 scores MATH-500: 97.0%, IFEval: 89.5%, GPQA: 76.0%, BFCL v2: 74.1%, AIME 2025: 72.5%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.

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