Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Soofi S 30B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Nemotron 3 Ultra #21; Soofi S 30B-A3B unranked
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Ultra and Soofi S 30B-A3B share 3 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 37 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Ultra; 5 to Soofi S 30B-A3B.
Updated July 15, 2026- Shared results
- 3
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 37
- Soofi S 30B-A3B only
- 5
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Soofi S 30B-A3B only becomes the better choice if 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 1 evidence category; 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, 61 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 knowledge, where it averages 54.2 against 49.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 87% to 43.4%.
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the reasoning model in the pair, while Soofi S 30B-A3B 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.
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 | Soofi S 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Ultra54.2 | Margin← 4.3 | Soofi S 30B-A3B49.9 |
| Agentic | Nemotron 3 Ultra51.3 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Ultra61.4 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Reasoning | Nemotron 3 Ultra61.9 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Multilingual | Nemotron 3 Ultra83.0 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Ultra81.7 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 87%B 43.4%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 43.6GPQA: Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 87%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 43.4%. Nemotron 3 Ultra wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 86.8%B 51.4%Winner: Nemotron 3 UltraΔ 35.4MMLU-Pro: Nemotron 3 Ultra scored 86.8%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 51.4%. 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 | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Ultra$0 input / $0 output | Soofi S 30B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 UltraNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Ultra1M | Soofi S 30B-A3B1M | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Soofi S 30B-A3B | 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 |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 13.8% | — | Not comparable |
Coding9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Soofi S 30B-A3B | 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 |
| HumanEvalSource | — | 73.8% | Not comparable |
Reasoning5 benchmarks
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Ultra wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87% | 43.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 87.0% | 43.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra leads |
| HLESource | 26.7% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 26.7% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 86.8% | 51.4% | 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 |
| AGIEvalSource | — | 66.9% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSM8KSource | — | 86.1% | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | 83% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1132 | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 61 to 45. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 87% and 43.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 54.2 versus 49.9. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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