# Gemini 3 Flash vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

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

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

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

## Quick Verdict

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

## Summary

- Gemini 3 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 54.38 to 47.12. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 66.1 for Gemini 3 Flash and 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 75.0% and 69.0%.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 54.38 | 47.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 11 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.50 / $3.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Gemini 3 Flash
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 32.5 (Supported · #86/126)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 28 (Supported · #95/126)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Claw-Eval | 49.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 56.63% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 11.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 53.9% | 50.9% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 3 Flash
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 32.2 (Supported · #85/149)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 21.9 (Supported · #115/149)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 20.20% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.6% | 86.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 75.0% | 69.0% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.9% | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 63.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 70.8 (#20/29)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 3.1% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 61.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 80.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 55.6 (Supported · #54/182)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 50.3 (Estimated · #78/182)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 87.9% | 86.1% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 88.6% | 85.8% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 87% | 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 |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

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

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 83% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 66.1 (#74/146)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 92.1 (#20/146)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 51.228% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 17.073% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3 Flash or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3 Flash and Nemotron 3 Ultra?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 66.1 for Gemini 3 Flash and 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3 Flash currently has 11 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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