Compare/Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Mixtral 8x7B InstructvsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

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

Mistral

Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

Input
$0.54/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
TTFT
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
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Benchmarks (1-10)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMixtral 8x7B InstructNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.54$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct$0.60
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)$0.26

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
138 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
0.53s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.710.1
Coding Index
5.9
Math Index
26.7
GPQA Diamond
29.2%43.9%
MMLU-Pro
38.7%64.9%
LiveCodeBench
6.6%34.5%
AIME 2025
26.7%
MATH-500
29.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.5%4.5%
SciCode
2.8%17.6%
IFBench
25.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct1 wins
10 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.30/M tokens vs $0.54/M for Mixtral 8x7B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Mixtral 8x7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 138 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Mixtral 8x7B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.53s).

When should I use Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.