Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 235B 2507
Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Nemotron 3 Ultra #24; Qwen3 235B 2507 unranked
BenchAlign evidence: Nemotron 3 Ultra not scored; Qwen3 235B 2507 estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3 235B 2507 share 3 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 36 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Ultra; 1 to Qwen3 235B 2507.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 3
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 36
- Qwen3 235B 2507 only
- 1
- Comparable categories
- 2 / 8
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3 235B 2507 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 3 shared benchmark results across 2 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
Nemotron 3 Ultra is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 60 to 35. 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 multilingual, where it averages 83 against 79.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 87% to 77.5%. Qwen3 235B 2507 does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the reasoning model in the pair, while Qwen3 235B 2507 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Nemotron 3 Ultra gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Qwen3 235B 2507.
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 Ultra | Δ | Qwen3 235B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Ultra54.2 | Margin→ 24.8 | Qwen3 235B 250779.0 |
| Multilingual | Nemotron 3 Ultra83.0 | Margin← 3.6 | Qwen3 235B 250779.4 |
| Agentic | Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Ultra58.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
| Reasoning | Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Ultra81.7 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 87%B 77.5%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 9.5GPQA: Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 77.5%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 86.8%B 83%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 3.8MMLU-Pro: Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 86.8%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 83%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-ProX
MultilingualA 83%B 79.4%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 3.6MMLU-ProX: Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 83%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 79.4%. 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 Ultra | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3 235B 2507$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | Qwen3 235B 2507Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | Qwen3 235B 2507Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Ultra1M | Qwen3 235B 2507128K | Nemotron 3 Ultra lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 83.3% | — | 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 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 36.4% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 39.9% | — | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3 235B 2507 wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87% | 77.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 87.0% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 26.7% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 26.7% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 86.8% | 83% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 21.6% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 37.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 86.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 26.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -0.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 28.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Openness IndexSource | 83.3% | — | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 62.6% | Not comparable |
MultilingualNemotron 3 Ultra wins1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | 83% | 79.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1132 | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 235B 2507?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 60 to 35. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 87% and 77.5%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 235B 2507?
Qwen3 235B 2507 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 79 versus 54.2. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multilingual tasks, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 235B 2507?
Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 83 versus 79.4. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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