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Ministral 8B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -5.0. Ministral 8B Instruct is 4.0x cheaper per token.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -5.0, ranking #108 overall.

On price, Ministral 8B Instruct is roughly 4.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) also accepts a larger context window (262,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Ministral 8B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 4.0x cheaper per token

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.0 and ranks #108 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.0
#376
35.0
#108
Reasoning
-5.1
#367
36.2
#94
Coding
-14.5
#290
21.0
#108
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
$0.10 / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
128,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Ministral 8B Instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Math
-4.1#328
28.1#101
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Ministral 8B Instruct · 19 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

No common benchmarks found

Ministral 8B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 10.0x cheaper than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

112.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 112.0B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 1396.3% larger.

Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Ministral 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Ministral 8B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ministral 8B Instruct does not.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Ministral 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Ministral 8B Instruct is licensed under Mistral Research License, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

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

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 24 months newer than Ministral 8B Instruct.

Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

2.0 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is available from DeepInfra.

Ministral 8B Instruct

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Ministral 8B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Ministral 8B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 8B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B).

Which is better, Ministral 8B Instruct or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -5.0. Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Ministral 8B Instruct compare to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) scores GPQA: 89.5%, LiveCodeBench v6: 88.2%, CharXiv-R: 80.8%, MathVision: 78.2%, BrowseComp: 78.0%.

Is Ministral 8B Instruct cheaper than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Ministral 8B Instruct is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) costs $0.20/M input and $1.00/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Ministral 8B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Ministral 8B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.0 vs 35.0), context window (128K vs 262K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.20/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Mistral Research License vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Ministral 8B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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