Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B vs Z-1

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B wins overall with a score of 60 vs 43 (17 point difference).Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

71.8

Z-1

49.8

74
MMLU
52
73
GPQA
51
71
SuperGPQA
49
69
OpenBookQA
47

Coding

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

66

Z-1

44

66
HumanEval
44

Mathematics

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

73

Z-1

51

74
AIME 2023
52
76
AIME 2024
54
75
AIME 2025
53
70
HMMT Feb 2023
48
72
HMMT Feb 2024
50
71
HMMT Feb 2025
49
73
BRUMO 2025
51

Reasoning

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B

70

Z-1

49

71
SimpleQA
50
69
MuSR
48

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B or Z-1?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B scores higher overall with 60 vs 43, a difference of 17 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B or Z-1?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 71.8 vs 49.8.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B or Z-1?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B leads in coding with an average score of 66 vs 44.

Which is better for math, Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B or Z-1?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B leads in math with an average score of 73 vs 51.

Which is better for reasoning, Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B or Z-1?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 500B leads in reasoning with an average score of 70 vs 49.