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Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 3.9.

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 3.9, ranking #108 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

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 — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
3.9
#326
35.0
#108
Reasoning
3.9
#320
36.2
#94
Coding
9.6
#190
21.0
#108
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.00 / M
Context window
—
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Math
7.9#273
28.1#101
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct · 19 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

1 shared

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

96.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 96.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct, making it 400.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- 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

Both Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, 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.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 19 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.6 years ago

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

1.6yr 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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B).

Which is better, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 3.9. Mistral Small 3.1 24B 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 Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct compare to Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%. 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%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports an unknown number of 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 Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (3.9 vs 35.0), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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