# Gemma 4 31B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 31B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-31b-vs-nemotron-3-nano-30b
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B 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 Nano 30B has the higher overall point estimate 50 to 39.89. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 26.5% and 10.6%.
- Gemma 4 31B also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 32K |
| Overall Score | 39.89 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 19.7 (Estimated · #109/128)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 35.26% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 31.7 (Supported · #89/150)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 80.0% | 68.3% | Gemma 4 31B |
| SWE-Rebench | 41.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 75.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 66.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 66.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 74.3 (#26/54)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 76.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 40.9 (Supported · #114/184)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 84.3% | 73% | Gemma 4 31B |
| MMLU-Pro | 85.2% | 78.3% | Gemma 4 31B |
| HLE | 26.5% | 10.6% | Gemma 4 31B |
| HLE w/o tools | 19.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 92.9 (#15/148)
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 31B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 31B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 31B currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3 Nano 30B cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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