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

Mistral Small (Sep '24)vsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (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 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
132 tok/s
TTFT
0.23s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
Lower Latency
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (1-11)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small (Sep '24)NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (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 (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 (Reasoning)
132 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
0.42s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)
0.23s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.214.9
Coding Index
11.8
Math Index
75.0
GPQA Diamond
38.1%57.2%
MMLU-Pro
52.9%75.9%
LiveCodeBench
14.1%69.4%
AIME 2025
75.0%
MATH-500
56.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%5.3%
SciCode
15.6%26.2%
IFBench
31.9%
TerminalBench
4.5%
Mistral Small (Sep '24)1 wins
11 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small (Sep '24) or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (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 (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 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 132 tok/s. However, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.23s vs 0.42s).

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

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