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Nova Lite 1.0 vs Mistral Medium 3

Updated October 21, 2026. 40 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Nova Lite 1.0 Replace Mistral Medium 3
Nova Lite 1.0Amazon
Coding
No data
Overall
6.7
Output $/M
$0.24
1
Mistral Medium 3Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
9.0
Output $/M
$2.00
39
vs boards won of 40 shared

Decision reading

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Nova Lite 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 8.3x less, and where the context window is larger, 300K against 131K tokens.

Model ANova Lite 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMistral Medium 3Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
40
Nova Lite 1.0 only
1
Mistral Medium 3 only
17
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Nova Lite 1.0 not benchmarked, Mistral Medium 3 not benchmarked.
Widest category
Knowledge, 23.3 points apart on average over 5 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: multi-turn: Nova Lite 1.0 1199 against Mistral Medium 3 1384, 30.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Nova Lite 1.0 $0.24 against Mistral Medium 3 $2.00 per million output tokens, 8.3x apart.
Context window
Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Mistral Medium 3 131K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryNova Lite 1.0BarsMistral Medium 3Ties
Coding04
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning14
Math04
Knowledge05
General020
All shared boards139
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)16.7%40.0%Mistral Medium 3
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)0.8%3.8%Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: coding12391385Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: software and IT12411385Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
AA Intelligence Index6.79.0Mistral Medium 3
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured134.0Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
τ²-Bench Telecom17.5%24.3%Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)43.3%57.8%Mistral Medium 3
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.3%4.1%Nova Lite 1.0
LMArena Text: hard prompts12201364Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: expert12011342Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12261374Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1155Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1165Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
AA Math Index7.030.3Mistral Medium 3
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.0%30.3%Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: math12271353Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: mathematical work12351354Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)59.0%76.0%Mistral Medium 3
MMLU77.0%Not measuredOnly Nova Lite 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science12321381Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12131381Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: legal and government12381384Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: business and finance12191352Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1079Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1024Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1018Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1034Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1083Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1069Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index020
General benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
IFBench34.1%39.3%Mistral Medium 3
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)19.0%31.3%Mistral Medium 3
DTBenchNot measured62.3%Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Text12291370Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: instruction following12051338Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: creative writing11971343Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision9901157Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: English12431385Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: non-English12081353Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Chinese12251374Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: German12291377Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Japanese11531316Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Korean11531304Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: French12381368Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Spanish12261364Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Russian12161359Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1371Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn11991384Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: longer queries12341360Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: writing and language12111352Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: entertainment and media11761335Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: English9991172Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1161Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1154Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1145Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: captioningNot measured1094Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1141Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1146Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkNova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0002Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.0014Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.0037Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.026Fits in one request

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Lite 1.0$0.014Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.100Exceeds the context window

Nova Lite 1.0 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Nova Lite 1.0 and Mistral Medium 3
SpecificationAmazon Nova Lite 1.0Mistral Medium 3
MakerAmazonMistral AI
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedDecember 5, 2024May 7, 2025
Context window300K131K
Input $/Mtok$0.06$0.40
Output $/Mtok$0.24$2.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Lite 1.0 better than Mistral Medium 3 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova Lite 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 8.3x less, and where the context window is larger, 300K against 131K tokens.

Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or Mistral Medium 3?

Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 and $2.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Lite 1.0 or Mistral Medium 3?

Nova Lite 1.0, with 300K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Lite 1.0 vs Mistral Medium 3 comparison based on?

40 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Lite 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Mistral Medium 3's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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