Mistral Large 4 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B): Specs & Benchmark Comparison
Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) comes from NVIDIA. Both were released in October 2026. Mistral Large 4 is the larger model at roughly 1.1 trillion parameters, against 120 billion for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B).
We have 18 benchmark results for Mistral Large 4 and 19 benchmark results for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B), but they overlap on a single test: SciCode, where Mistral Large 4 scores 91.8% against 47.1%.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is the cheaper API at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens, roughly 3 times cheaper than Mistral Large 4 at $0.68 and $2.09. Mistral Large 4 takes the larger context window at 1M tokens, compared with 262K for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B). Mistral Large 4 accepts text and images as input, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) accepts text, images, and video.
| Characteristic | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Mistral AI | NVIDIA |
| Release Date | October 6, 2026 | October 15, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1.1T | 120B |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 262K |
| Context (output) | — | 262K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.68 | $0.20 |
| Output Price / 1M | $2.09 | $1.00 |
| Average Score | 60.4% | 60.9% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| SciCode | 91.8% | 47.1% |
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Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Both models show comparable average scores: Mistral Large 4 — 0.6, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) — 0.6.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 2.3x cheaper: input $0.20/1M vs $0.68/1M tokens.
Mistral Large 4 supports a larger context: 1M vs 262K tokens.
Both models were released around the same time: 10/6/2026 and 10/15/2026.
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The Mistral Large 4 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Mistral Large 4 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.