# Granite 4.2 8B vs Nemotron 3 Super 100B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Granite 4.2 8B and Nemotron 3 Super 100B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-nemotron-3-super-100b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3 Super 100B 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 Super 100B has the higher overall point estimate 53 to 33.4. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HMMT Feb 2025 in Mathematics, with scores of 78.3% and 93.7%.
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 3 Super 100B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 33.4 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 15.7 (Estimated · #113/127)
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 3 Super 100B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 20.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 58.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 52.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 5.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 17.2 (Estimated · #125/150)
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 3 Super 100B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 47.7% | 60.5% | Nemotron 3 Super 100B |
| SWE-bench Pro | 19.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 30.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 20.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 36.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 56.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 30.6 (Supported · #154/184)
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 3 Super 100B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 64.1% | 79.2% | Nemotron 3 Super 100B |
| MMLU-Pro | 74.0% | 83.7% | Nemotron 3 Super 100B |
| HLE | Coming soon | 18.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: 86.5 (#41/146)
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 3 Super 100B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 79.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Granite 4.2 8B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Super 100B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Nemotron 3 Super 100B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 86.7% | 90.2% | Nemotron 3 Super 100B |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 78.3% | 93.7% | Nemotron 3 Super 100B |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Granite 4.2 8B or Nemotron 3 Super 100B?

Nemotron 3 Super 100B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Granite 4.2 8B cover on BenchLM?

Granite 4.2 8B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3 Super 100B cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3 Super 100B currently has 7 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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