Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B unranked; Nemotron 3 Ultra #24
BenchAlign evidence: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B estimated; Nemotron 3 Ultra not scored. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share 17 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 11 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B; 22 to Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 17
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 11
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 22
- Comparable categories
- 3 / 8
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 3 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 45. 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 coding, where it averages 58.3 against 32. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 72.2% to 87%. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Nemotron 3 Ultra gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
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 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Δ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 | Margin→ 26.3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3 |
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.4 | Margin← 22.2 | Nemotron 3 Ultra54.2 |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 | Margin→ 7.5 | Nemotron 3 Ultra81.7 |
| Agentic | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3 |
| Reasoning | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9 |
| Multilingual | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Ultra83.0 |
| Multimodal | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 UltraNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 72.2%B 87%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 14.8GPQA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 72.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SciCode
CodingA 32%B 44.6%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 12.6SciCode: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 32%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 44.6%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 77.3%B 86.8%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 9.5MMLU-Pro: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 77.3%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 86.8%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
IFBench
Inst. FollowingA 74.2%B 81.7%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 7.5IFBench: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 74.2%; Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 81.7%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Nemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Nemotron 3 Ultra1M | Nemotron 3 Ultra lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorldSource | 47.4% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 45.3% | 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 | — | 1164 | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 870 | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | — | 28.9% | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | — | 3.3% | Not comparable |
CodingNemotron 3 Ultra wins9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench v5Source | 63.2% | — | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | 32% | 44.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 8.3% | 36.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 27.8% | 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 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 56.4% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 49.3% | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 77.3% | 86.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| GPQASource | 72.2% | 87% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 72.2% | 87.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 14.9% | 37.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 46.9% | 86.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-HLESource | 5.3% | 26.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -56.0% | -0.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 14.8% | 21.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 83.1% | 28.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| HLESource | — | 26.7% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 26.7% | Not comparable |
| AA Openness IndexSource | — | 83.3% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2025Source | 82.1% | — | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | — | 83% | Not comparable |
Multimodal9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 70.8% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | 57.5% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 76.3% | — | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | 57.8% | — | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | 88.5% | — | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | 90.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 53.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | — | 1132 | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 60 to 45. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 72.2% and 87%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.4 versus 54.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 58.3 versus 32. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench Hard is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for instruction following, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 81.7 versus 74.2. Inside this category, AA-IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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