# Apodex 1.1 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Ultra across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-nemotron-3-ultra
- Last updated: October 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Apodex 1.1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Apodex 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate 50.64 to 46.75. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 76.8 for Apodex 1.1 and 51.8 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 56.1% and 26.7%.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | N/A | 1M |
| Overall Score | 50.64 | 46.75 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #52/122)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 27.2 (Supported · #93/122)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 56.4% | Apodex 1.1 |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | 37.4% | Apodex 1.1 |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 44.4% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 70.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 50.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.7 (Estimated · #59/146)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 22.9 (Supported · #111/146)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 56.4% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | 71.9% | Apodex 1.1 |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 89.0% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 44.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 69.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 51.8 (#27/28)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 3.1% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 61.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #59/174)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 49 (Estimated · #72/174)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | 26.7% | Apodex 1.1 |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 87% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 26.7% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 89.2 (#7/16)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 83% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 87.4 (#28/125)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Apodex 1.1 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Apodex 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Apodex 1.1 and Nemotron 3 Ultra?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 76.8 for Apodex 1.1 and 51.8 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

### How many benchmarks does Apodex 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Apodex 1.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3 Ultra cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3 Ultra currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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