# Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3.6 Plus

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3.6 Plus across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-ultra-vs-qwen3-6-plus
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 15
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.6 Plus leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate 53.89 to 47.12. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 21.9 for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 40 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 71.9% and 78.8%.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 47.12 | 53.89 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 49 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 28 (Supported · #95/126)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 34.4 (Supported · #81/126)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 56.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | 90.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 44.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 70.9% | 70.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| HLE w/ tools | 37.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.9% | 53.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.6% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 58.8% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 41.5% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 39.8% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP-Tasks | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 74.3% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 50.60% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 21.9 (Supported · #115/149)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 40 (Supported · #65/149)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.9% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.7% | 73.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.0% | 87.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SciCode | 44.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 56.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 86.0% | 86.0% | Tie |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 69.0% | 73.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.6% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 37.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.6% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 25.56% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 70.8 (#20/29)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 74.7 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 3.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | 61.9% | 62% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| AI-Needle | Coming soon | 68.3% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 76.1 (#21/54)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 78.8% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 68.2% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 50.3 (Estimated · #78/182)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 53.2 (Supported · #65/182)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| GPQA-D | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 26.7% | 28.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| HLE w/o tools | 26.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 86.8% | 88.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 86.1% | 87.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 85.8% | 87.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 71.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 94.5% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 93.3% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 89.2 (#7/17)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 93.8 (#4/17)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | 83% | 84.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 57.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Nemotron 3 Ultra
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 92.1 (#20/146)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 85.8 (#45/146)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 81.7% | 75.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 94.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 69.5 (#6/12)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 38.246% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3.6 Plus?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 21.9 for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 40 for Qwen3.6 Plus.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3 Ultra cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3 Ultra currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.6 Plus cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.6 Plus currently has 49 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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