Model comparison
Gemma 4 E2B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Gemma 4 E2B unranked; Nemotron 3 Ultra #24
BenchAlign evidence: Gemma 4 E2B estimated; Nemotron 3 Ultra not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemma 4 E2B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 14 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Gemma 4 E2B; 25 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 14
- Gemma 4 E2B only
- 1
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 25
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 E2B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 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 34. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Nemotron 3 Ultra gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Gemma 4 E2B.
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 | Gemma 4 E2B | Δ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Gemma 4 E2B56.9 | Margin← 2.7 | Nemotron 3 Ultra54.2 |
| Agentic | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3 |
| Coding | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3 |
| Reasoning | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9 |
| Multilingual | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra83.0 |
| Inst. Following | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra81.7 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 43.4%B 87%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 43.6GPQA: Gemma 4 E2B scored 43.4%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 60%B 86.8%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 26.8MMLU-Pro: Gemma 4 E2B scored 60%; 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 E2B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemma 4 E2B$0 input / $0 output | Nemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemma 4 E2BNot available | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemma 4 E2BNot available | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemma 4 E2B128K | Nemotron 3 Ultra1M | Nemotron 3 Ultra lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 20.8% | 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 | — | 1164 | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 870 | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | — | 28.9% | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | — | 3.3% | Not comparable |
Coding8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 3.0% | 36.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 20.9% | 39.9% | Nemotron 3 Ultra 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 |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 49.3% | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeGemma 4 E2B wins12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 43.4% | 87% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | 60% | 86.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 9.3% | 37.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 43.3% | 86.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-HLESource | 4.8% | 26.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -24.0% | -0.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 6.7% | 21.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 32.9% | 28.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 87.0% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 26.7% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 26.7% | Not comparable |
| AA Openness IndexSource | — | 83.3% | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | — | 83% | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Gemma 4 E2B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 60 to 34. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 43.4% and 87%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 4 E2B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Gemma 4 E2B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 56.9 versus 54.2. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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