# MiniCPM5-1B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniCPM5-1B and Nemotron 3 Ultra across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minicpm5-1b-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 6.83. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 9.7 for MiniCPM5-1B and 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is GPQA-D in Knowledge, with scores of 26.3% and 87.0%.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenBMB | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 6.83 | 47.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 28 (Supported · #95/126)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v4 | 25.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 21.9 (Supported · #115/149)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 22.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 33.5% | 89.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | 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
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 70.8 (#20/29)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | 71.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 3.1% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 61.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 10.9 (Estimated · #182/182)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 50.3 (Estimated · #78/182)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 48.9% | 86.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MMLU-Redux | 70.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 26.3% | 87.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SuperGPQA | 23.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 87% | 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
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 89.2 (#7/17)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 83% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Nemotron 3 Ultra
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 9.7 (#140/146)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 92.1 (#20/146)

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 46.7% | 81.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| IFEval | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 12.1 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniCPM5-1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | 40.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 25.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniCPM5-1B 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 MiniCPM5-1B and Nemotron 3 Ultra?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 9.7 for MiniCPM5-1B and 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

### How many benchmarks does MiniCPM5-1B cover on BenchLM?

MiniCPM5-1B currently has 14 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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