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Gemma 4 12B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 15 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

47.29/100
No comparison
N/A
1 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 12B #137 (Estimated); Nemotron 3 Ultra unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemma 4 12B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 15 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 8 results are unique to Gemma 4 12B; 23 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
15
Gemma 4 12B only
8
Nemotron 3 Ultra only
23
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Gemma 4 12B makes more sense if knowledge is the priority; Nemotron 3 Ultra is the better fit if reasoning is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 15 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemma 4 12B and Nemotron 3 Ultra finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Nemotron 3 Ultra gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 12B.

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 Gemma 4 12B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
CategoryGemma 4 12BΔNemotron 3 Ultra
KnowledgeGemma 4 12B77.5Margin← 23.7Nemotron 3 Ultra53.8
ReasoningGemma 4 12B43.4Margin→ 18.5Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9
AgenticGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra51.3
CodingGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra58.3
MathGemma 4 12B77.5MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured
MultilingualGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra83.0
MultimodalGemma 4 12B69.1MarginNo overlapNemotron 3 UltraNot measured
Inst. FollowingGemma 4 12BNot measuredMarginNo overlapNemotron 3 Ultra81.7

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · Gemma 4 12BB · Nemotron 3 Ultra

  1. MMLU-Pro

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 77.2%B 86.8%
    Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 9.6
    MMLU-Pro: Gemma 4 12B scored 77.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 86.8%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark.

  2. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 78.8%B 87%
    Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 8.2
    GPQA: Gemma 4 12B scored 78.8%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemma 4 12BNot availableNemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemma 4 12BNot availableNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemma 4 12BNot availableNemotron 3 UltraNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemma 4 12B256KNemotron 3 Ultra1MNemotron 3 Ultra lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 36.3%83.3%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —56.4%Not comparable
PinchBenchSource —90.0%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource —44.4%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource —70.9%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —33.2%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource —37.4%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource —27.4%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —1164Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource —870Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource —28.9%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource —81.7%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource —36.4%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
AA-SciCodeSource 38.2%39.9%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —71.9%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —67.7%Not comparable
SciCodeSource —44.6%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —56.4%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource —49.3%Not comparable
ReasoningNemotron 3 Ultra wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
BBHSource 53%—Not comparable
MRCRv2Source 43.4%—Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 55.3%67.0%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
CritPtSource 0.0%3.1%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
LongBench v2Source —61.9%Not comparable
KnowledgeGemma 4 12B wins
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
GPQASource 78.8%87%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
GPQA-DSource 78.8%87.0%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
MMLU-ProSource 77.2%86.8%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 5.2%26.7%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
MMMLUSource 83.4%—Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 22.0%37.8%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 75.3%86.7%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-HLESource 14.8%26.6%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -51.9%-0.8%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 16.0%21.6%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 80.8%28.5%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
HLESource —26.7%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource —83.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
AIME26Source 77.5%—Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
MMLU-ProXSource —83%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
MMMU-ProSource 69.1%—Not comparable
MathVisionSource 79.7%—Not comparable
MedXpertQA (MM)Source 48.7%—Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 69.7%—Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource —1129Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemma 4 12BNemotron 3 UltraResult
AA-IFBenchSource 73.5%81.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
IFBenchSource —81.7%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Gemma 4 12B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemma 4 12B and Nemotron 3 Ultra are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 4 12B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemma 4 12B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.5 versus 53.8. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemma 4 12B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 61.9 versus 43.4. Inside this category, AA-LCR is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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