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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron VoiceChat vs Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Laguna M.1

Too close to call on our weighted score (Laguna M.1 68, Nemotron VoiceChat 65, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. NVIDIA

    Nemotron VoiceChat

    Released Mar 16, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI—
    • PriceFree / Free
    • Context128K
  2. Mistral AI

    Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    61/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.04 / $0.04
    • Context33K
  3. Poolside

    Laguna M.1

    Released Apr 28, 2026

    68/100
    • ECI—
    • PriceFree / Free
    • Context262K
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Laguna M.1 68/100, Nemotron VoiceChat 65/100, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Nemotron VoiceChat on price and Laguna M.1 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceNemotron VoiceChat and Laguna M.1Nemotron VoiceChat Free · Laguna M.1 Free · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextLaguna M.1Laguna M.1 262,144 · Nemotron VoiceChat 128,000 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsNemotron VoiceChat and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507Nemotron VoiceChat: Text, Audio · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio · Laguna M.1: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron VoiceChatVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Laguna M.1
Price50%100100100
Inputs & features30%353535
Context window20%24037
Overall100%65/10061/10068/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Nemotron VoiceChat vs Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Laguna M.1 specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron VoiceChatNVIDIAVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AILaguna M.1Poolside
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
InputFree (best)$0.04Free (best)
OutputFree (best)$0.04Free (best)
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)Free (best)$0.04Free (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Nvidia APIMedian of 2 providersOfficial Poolside API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens32,768 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens32,768 tokens (best)32,768 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioYesYesNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache 2.0Open
API model IDnvidia/nemotron-voicechat—poolside/laguna-m.1
API providers13 (best)2
ReleasedMar 16, 2026Jul 15, 2025Apr 28, 2026
Knowledge cutoff———
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Nemotron VoiceChatFree
  • Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
  • Laguna M.1Free
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron VoiceChat, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Laguna M.1?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Laguna M.1 68/100, Nemotron VoiceChat 65/100, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Nemotron VoiceChat on price and Laguna M.1 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Nemotron VoiceChat, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Laguna M.1?

Nemotron VoiceChat is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). Laguna M.1 costs Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Poolside API price); Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 costs $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Nemotron VoiceChat is listed as free.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Nemotron VoiceChat has not been scored yet, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet and Laguna M.1 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron VoiceChat, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 and Laguna M.1 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Laguna M.1 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Nemotron VoiceChat and 32,768 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507. Maximum output per response: Nemotron VoiceChat up to 8,192, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768, Laguna M.1 up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron VoiceChat accepts text and audio; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio; Laguna M.1 accepts text. Nemotron VoiceChat handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Laguna M.1 is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Nemotron VoiceChat came out Mar 16, 2026; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.