# DeepSeek V3 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-nemotron-3-ultra
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Nemotron 3 Ultra has the higher overall point estimate 47.12 to 31.91. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 39.6 for DeepSeek V3 and 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 42% and 71.9%.
- 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 | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 31.91 | 47.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 10.2 (Estimated · #120/126)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 28 (Supported · #95/126)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 56.4% | 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 |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 37.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 50.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 14.7 (Estimated · #134/149)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 21.9 (Supported · #115/149)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | 71.9% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 89.0% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 44.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 56.4% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 69.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26.3 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 70.8 (#20/29)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 48.7% | 61.9% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 3.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 32.2 (Supported · #144/182)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 50.3 (Estimated · #78/182)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | 87% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | 86.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SimpleQA | 24.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 26.7% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 26.7% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.1% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 89.2 (#7/17)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 83% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 39.6 (#115/146)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 92.1 (#20/146)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 39.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 90.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek V3 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek V3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 39.6 for DeepSeek V3 and 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V3 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V3 currently has 9 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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