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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 27 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

75.02/100
Margin
15.0pts
← winning
60/100
2 category wins3 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash #7; Nemotron 3 Ultra #24

BenchAlign evidence: Gemini 3.5 Flash supported; Nemotron 3 Ultra not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 27 comparable benchmark results. 5 of 8 categories are comparable. 24 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash; 12 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
27
Gemini 3.5 Flash only
24
Nemotron 3 Ultra only
12
Comparable categories
5 / 8

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Ultra only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 27 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 5 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemini 3.5 Flash is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 80 to 60. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Gemini 3.5 Flash's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 77.2 against 51.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 76.2% to 56.4%. Nemotron 3 Ultra does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Gemini 3.5 Flash is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.50 input / $9.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Ultra. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3.5 Flash and Nemotron 3 Ultra
CategoryGemini 3.5 FlashΔNemotron 3 Ultra
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash77.2Margin← 25.9Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash74.7Margin← 12.8Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9
KnowledgeGemini 3.5 Flash47.2Margin→ 7.0Nemotron 3 Ultra54.2
Inst. FollowingGemini 3.5 Flash76.3Margin→ 5.4Nemotron 3 Ultra81.7
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash53.9Margin→ 4.4Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3
MathGemini 3.5 Flash32.9MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured
MultilingualGemini 3.5 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra83.0
MultimodalGemini 3.5 Flash83.8MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemini 3.5 FlashB · Nemotron 3 Ultra

  1. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 76.2%B 56.4%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 19.8
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 76.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 56.4%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

  2. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 40.2%B 26.7%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 13.5
    HLE: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 40.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 26.7%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

  3. SciCode

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 53.1%B 44.6%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 8.5
    SciCode: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 53.1%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 44.6%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

  4. IFBench

    Inst. Following
    Source ↗
    A 76.3%B 81.7%
    Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 5.4
    IFBench: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 76.3%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 81.7%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark.

  5. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 92.2%B 87%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 5.2
    GPQA: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 92.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash$1.5 input / $9 outputNemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 outputNemotron 3 Ultra has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash284.2 tok/sNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash18.55 sNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash1MNemotron 3 Ultra1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 76.2%56.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
MCP AtlasSource 83.6%—Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 56.5%—Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 78.4%—Not comparable
Finance Agent v2Source 57.9%—Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 13491164Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 95.3%83.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 42.4%33.2%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 37.5%27.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 47.1%—Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 62.80%—Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.0%—Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 866870Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA AutomationBenchSource 42.6%—Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 50.1%28.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA Harvey LABSource 1.7%3.3%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA ITBenchSource 40.3%—Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 25.4%—Not comparable
PinchBenchSource —90.0%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource —44.4%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource —70.9%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource —37.4%Not comparable
CodingNemotron 3 Ultra wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 76.2%56.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 40.9%36.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
SWE-bench ProSource 55.1%—Not comparable
SciCodeSource 53.1%44.6%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Vibe Code BenchSource 48.68%—Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 49.8%—Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 48.8%—Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 70.1%49.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 53.1%39.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source 78.7%—Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —71.9%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —67.7%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source —89.0%Not comparable
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
MRCRv2Source 77.3%—Not comparable
MRCR 1MSource 26.6%—Not comparable
ARC-AGI-2Source 72.1%—Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 69.3%67.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
CritPtSource 13.1%3.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
LongBench v2Source —61.9%Not comparable
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Ultra wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 50.2%37.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
GPQASource 92.2%87%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
GPQA-DSource 92.7%87.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
HLESource 40.2%26.7%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 51.9%21.6%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 60.7%28.5%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 92.2%86.7%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 41.0%26.6%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 22.7%-0.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
HLE w/o toolsSource —26.7%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource —86.8%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource —83.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 38.966%—Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 14.583%—Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
MMLU-ProXSource —83%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
CharXivSource 84.2%—Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 83.6%—Not comparable
Blueprint-Bench 2Source 33.6%—Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 84.3%—Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12881132Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Inst. FollowingNemotron 3 Ultra wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 UltraResult
IFBenchSource 76.3%81.7%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-IFBenchSource 76.3%81.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Frequently Asked Questions (6)

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemini 3.5 Flash is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 80 to 60. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 76.2% and 56.4%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 54.2 versus 47.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 58.3 versus 53.9. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 74.7 versus 61.9. Inside this category, CritPt is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.2 versus 51.3. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 81.7 versus 76.3. Inside this category, IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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