Llama Guard 4 12B vs Mistral Nemo
Mistral Nemo costs 1.2x less per output token than Llama Guard 4 12B ($0.15 vs $0.18 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.18
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.15
Llama Guard 4 12B or Mistral Nemo: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for a larger context window (164K against 131K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; Mistral Nemo on Epoch Capabilities Index, MMLU and DTBench. Compare them on price and context instead.
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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Llama Guard 4 12B
Llama Guard 4 12B takes 164K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Nemo
Llama Guard 4 12B $0.0003, Mistral Nemo $0.0002 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Llama Guard 4 12B not benchmarked, Mistral Nemo not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Llama Guard 4 12B $0.18 against Mistral Nemo $0.15 per million output tokens, 1.2x apart.
- Context window
- Llama Guard 4 12B takes 164K tokens, Mistral Nemo 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Llama Guard 4 12B | Mistral Nemo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 118.7 | Only Mistral Nemo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Llama Guard 4 12B | Mistral Nemo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU | Not measured | 65.3% | Only Mistral Nemo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Llama Guard 4 12B | Mistral Nemo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTBench | Not measured | 48.6% | Only Mistral Nemo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 45 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
Mistral Nemo costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mistral Nemo costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mistral Nemo 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.
| Specification | Meta Llama Guard 4 12B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta Llama | Mistral AI |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | April 30, 2025 | July 19, 2024 |
| Context window | 164K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.18 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.18 | $0.15 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Llama Guard 4 12B better than Mistral Nemo for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for a larger context window (164K against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Llama Guard 4 12B or Mistral Nemo?
Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens; Mistral Nemo costs $0.15 and $0.15. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Llama Guard 4 12B or Mistral Nemo?
Llama Guard 4 12B, with 164K tokens against 131K.
Has any benchmark tested both Llama Guard 4 12B and Mistral Nemo?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; Mistral Nemo on Epoch Capabilities Index, MMLU and DTBench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.