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Artificial Analysis Openness Index (AA Openness Index)

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A display-only Artificial Analysis model-openness index.

Benchmark score on AA Openness Index — November 13, 2026

We compile the AA Openness Index rows from secondary reports. Nemotron 3 Ultra leads the table at 83.3%, followed by Nemotron 3 Nano 30B (83.3%) and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 (83.3%). We do not use these results to rank models overall.

1Open weights

Nemotron 3 Ultra

NVIDIA

Carried from an upstream page
83.3%
Overall 48.73Context 1M
2Open weights

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

NVIDIA

Carried from an upstream page
83.3%
Context 32K
3Open weights

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4

NVIDIA

Carried from an upstream page
83.3%
Overall 23.13Context 1M

7 modelsKnowledgeCurrentDisplay onlyUpdated November 13, 2026

Benchmark score table (7 models)

None of the 7 results on this page has a documented run by the benchmark or an independent evaluator: 7 carried from an upstream page, where who ran them is not recorded.

Benchmark score results for AA Openness Index
RankModel / configurationScoreParameters (B)Open / closed
1Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIACarried from an upstream page
83.3%
Not reportedOpen
2Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNVIDIACarried from an upstream page
83.3%
Not reportedOpen
3Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4NVIDIACarried from an upstream page
83.3%
Not reportedOpen
4MiniCPM5-1BOpenBMBCarried from an upstream page
83.3%
Not reportedOpen
5Granite 4.2 30BIBMCarried from an upstream page
72.2%
Not reportedOpen
6Granite 4.2 8BIBMCarried from an upstream page
72.2%
Not reportedOpen
7Granite 4.2 3BIBMCarried from an upstream page
72.2%
Not reportedOpen
  • Lab-reported
  • Benchmark-run
  • Independent
What the labels mean

Among the reported AA Openness Index rows, Nemotron 3 Ultra is first at 83.3%. The third row is 0.0 points behind. The broader top-10 range is 11.1 points, so the table still separates the published systems.

7 models have been evaluated on AA Openness Index. The benchmark falls in the Knowledge category. AA Openness Index is currently displayed for reference but excluded from the scoring formula, so it does not directly affect overall rankings.

About AA Openness Index

Year

2026

Tasks

Model openness assessment

Format

Index score

Difficulty

Display-only external reference

Stored separately from capability benchmarks and excluded from weighted scoring.

Artificial Analysis Openness Index

Freshness and provenance

Version

AA Openness Index 2026

Refresh cadence

Quarterly

Staleness state

Current

Question availability

Public benchmark set

CurrentDisplay only

BenchLM uses freshness metadata to decide whether a benchmark should still be treated as a strong differentiator, a benchmark to watch, or a display-only reference. For the full scoring policy, see the BenchLM methodology page.

Questions

What does AA Openness Index measure?

A display-only Artificial Analysis model-openness index.

Which model scores highest on AA Openness Index?

Nemotron 3 Ultra by NVIDIA currently leads with a score of 83.3% on AA Openness Index.

How many models are evaluated on AA Openness Index?

7 AI models have published results on AA Openness Index in the BenchLM catalog.

Compare top models on AA Openness Index

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30BNemotron 3 Nano 30B vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 vs MiniCPM5-1BMiniCPM5-1B vs Granite 4.2 30B
Last updated: November 13, 2026 · BenchLM version AA Openness Index 2026

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