Model comparison

Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Data verified July 16, 2026

Head-to-head evidence from 19 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Gemma 4 26B A4B

Google

57.86/100

Margin

2.1pts

winning →

Nemotron 3 Ultra

NVIDIA

60/100

0 category wins1 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 26B A4B unranked; Nemotron 3 Ultra #24

BenchAlign evidence: Gemma 4 26B A4B supported; Nemotron 3 Ultra not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemma 4 26B A4B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 19 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Gemma 4 26B A4B; 20 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Updated July 16, 2026

Shared results: 19
Gemma 4 26B A4B only: 2
Nemotron 3 Ultra only: 20
Comparable categories: 1 / 8

Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 26B A4B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 19 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Nemotron 3 Ultra is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 60 to 56. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Nemotron 3 Ultra's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 54.2 against 43.8. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 17.2% to 26.7%.

Nemotron 3 Ultra gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 26B A4B.

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 26B A4B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
Category	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Δ	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Knowledge	Gemma 4 26B A4B43.8	Margin→ 10.4	Nemotron 3 Ultra54.2
Agentic	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured	MarginNo overlap	Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3
Coding	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured	MarginNo overlap	Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3
Reasoning	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured	MarginNo overlap	Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9
Multilingual	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured	MarginNo overlap	Nemotron 3 Ultra83.0
Multimodal	Gemma 4 26B A4B73.8	MarginNo overlap	Nemotron 3 UltraNot measured
Inst. Following	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot measured	MarginNo overlap	Nemotron 3 Ultra81.7

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

A · Gemma 4 26B A4BB · Nemotron 3 Ultra

HLE
Knowledge
Source ↗
A 17.2%B 26.7%
Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 9.5
HLE: Gemma 4 26B A4B scored 17.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 26.7%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark.
MMLU-Pro
Knowledge
Source ↗
A 82.6%B 86.8%
Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 4.2
MMLU-Pro: Gemma 4 26B A4B scored 82.6%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 86.8%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

Metric	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens	Gemma 4 26B A4B$0 input / $0 output	Nemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 output	Listed prices are equal.
Generation speedtokens per second	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot available	Nemotron 3 UltraNot available	A complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first token	Gemma 4 26B A4BNot available	Nemotron 3 UltraNot available	A complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokens	Gemma 4 26B A4B256K	Nemotron 3 Ultra1M	Nemotron 3 Ultra lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic

12 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
AA Agentic IndexSource	11.0%	27.4%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
τ²-bench resultsSource	43.6%	83.3%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
GDPval-AASource	13.1%	33.2%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
GDPval-AASource	761	1164	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
HLE w/ toolsSource	—	37.4%	Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource	—	870	Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource	—	28.9%	Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource	—	3.3%	Not comparable

Coding

8 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
AA Coding IndexSource	39.3%	49.3%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource	13.6%	36.4%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-SciCodeSource	40.0%	39.9%	Gemma 4 26B A4B leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource	—	71.9%	Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource	—	67.7%	Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source	—	89.0%	Not comparable
SciCodeSource	—	44.6%	Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source	—	56.4%	Not comparable

Reasoning

3 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
AA-LCRSource	55.7%	67.0%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
CritPtSource	0.0%	3.1%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
LongBench v2Source	—	61.9%	Not comparable

KnowledgeNemotron 3 Ultra wins

12 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
MMLU-ProSource	82.6%	86.8%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
HLESource	17.2%	26.7%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
HLE w/o toolsSource	8.7%	26.7%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource	25.7%	37.8%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource	79.2%	86.7%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-HLESource	18.3%	26.6%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource	-48.1%	-0.8%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource	18.2%	21.6%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource	80.9%	28.5%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
GPQASource	—	87%	Not comparable
GPQA-DSource	—	87.0%	Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource	—	83.3%	Not comparable

Multilingual

1 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
MMLU-ProXSource	—	83%	Not comparable

Multimodal

3 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
MMMU-ProSource	73.8%	—	Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource	69.2%	—	Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource	—	1132	Not comparable

Inst. Following

2 benchmarks

Benchmark	Gemma 4 26B A4B	Nemotron 3 Ultra	Result
AA-IFBenchSource	72.4%	81.4%	Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
IFBenchSource	—	81.7%	Not comparable

Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 60 to 56. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 17.2% and 26.7%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 54.2 versus 43.8. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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