Compare/Mistral Small 3.1 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Mistral Small 3.1vsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mistral Small 3.1

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
161 tok/s
TTFT
0.52s
NVIDIA

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Input
$0.075/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
284 tok/s
TTFT
0.57s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Lower Latency
Mistral Small 3.1
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small 3.1Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.075
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small 3.1$0.13
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$0.10

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small 3.1
161 tok/s
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
284 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small 3.1
0.52s
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
0.57s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
14.714.9
Coding Index
26.3
Math Index
3.7
GPQA Diamond
45.4%46.9%
MMLU-Pro
65.9%
LiveCodeBench
21.2%
AIME 2025
3.7%
MATH-500
70.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%5.3%
SciCode
26.5%27.8%
IFBench
29.9%63.2%
TerminalBench
7.6%8.3%
Mistral Small 3.16 wins
6 winsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3.1 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.13/M tokens vs $0.15/M for Mistral Small 3.1.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning generates tokens faster at 284 tok/s vs 161 tok/s. Mistral Small 3.1 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.52s vs 0.57s).

When should I use Mistral Small 3.1 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Choose based on your priorities: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.