Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 vs Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 (2025) and Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct (2025) are compact production models from NVIDIA AI and MistralAI. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 ships a 4k-token context window, while Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct ships a 128k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct fits 32x more tokens; pick it for long-context work and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 for tighter calls.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct
Best forgeneral production evaluationmultimodal apps and provider-routed production
Decision fitGeneralCoding, RAG, and Agents
Context window4k128k
Cheapest output-$1.50/1M tokens
Provider routes1 tracked6 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 when...
  • Use Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 when your own prompt tests beat the comparison signals; the local data does not show a decisive standalone advantage yet.
Choose Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct when...
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct for Coding, RAG, and Agents.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1

Unavailable

No complete token price in local provider data

Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct

$775

Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter

Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.

Switch friction

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1 -> Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct
  • Provider overlap exists on NVIDIA NIM; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct adds Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct -> Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1
  • Provider overlap exists on NVIDIA NIM; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.

Specs

Specification
Released2025-04-012025-12-01
Context window4k128k
Parameters4B675B
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseLlama 3 CommunityApache 2.0OSI-approved
OpennessOpen weightsOpen source
WeightsUnknownUnknown
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: permitted
Knowledge cutoff-2024-11

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct
Input price-$0.50/1M tokens
Output price-$1.50/1M tokens
Providers

Capabilities

CapabilityLlama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 4B v1.1Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct
VisionNoYes
MultimodalNoYes
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useNoNo
Structured outputsNoYes
Code executionNoNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-29. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.