Compare/Mistral Small (Sep '24) vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Mistral Small (Sep '24)vsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

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

Mistral

Mistral Small (Sep '24)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
172 tok/s
TTFT
0.42s
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
138 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
Lower Latency
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
Benchmarks (2-10)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small (Sep '24)NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small (Sep '24)$0.26
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)$0.26

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
172 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
138 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
0.42s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
0.53s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.210.1
Coding Index
5.9
Math Index
26.7
GPQA Diamond
38.1%43.9%
MMLU-Pro
52.9%64.9%
LiveCodeBench
14.1%34.5%
AIME 2025
26.7%
MATH-500
56.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%4.5%
SciCode
15.6%17.6%
IFBench
25.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Mistral Small (Sep '24)2 wins
10 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small (Sep '24) or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Mistral Small (Sep '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral Small (Sep '24) generates tokens faster at 172 tok/s vs 138 tok/s. Mistral Small (Sep '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.42s vs 0.53s).

When should I use Mistral Small (Sep '24) vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Mistral Small (Sep '24) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.