Nemotron 3.5 Lightning vs Mistral Small 4
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is ahead on some work, and they tie on the rest. Mistral Small 4 is the cheaper one, by 2.8×.
GrindBench-PubSec
DNemotron 3.5 LightningNVIDIA23% 19–28%0.19¢ a task · 300 tasksFMistral Small 4Mistral AI14% 10–18%0.067¢ a task · 300 tasks
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is ahead here by 9 points, more than chance explains.
| Kind of work | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| ATIP redaction | 0% | 0% |
| Procurement evaluation | 42% | 0% |
| Performance analysis | 16% | 1% |
| Bilingual equivalence | 42% | 71% |
GrindBench-Banking
FNemotron 3.5 LightningNVIDIA2% 0–5%0.87¢ a task · 60 tasksFMistral Small 4Mistral AI0% 0–0%0.31¢ a task · 60 tasks
Too close to call here: their ranges overlap, so on another set of tasks the order could flip.
| Kind of work | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Lending & mortgages | 10% | 0% |
| AML & KYC | 0% | 0% |
| Deposits & payments | 0% | 0% |
| Complaints & conduct | 0% | 0% |
| Credit risk | 0% | 0% |
| Capital & liquidity | 0% | 0% |
Each kind of work here rests on 10 tasks per model, so a single row can easily be 20 points off. A lead of 10 points or more is in bold; read it as a hint, not a result.