# Nemotron 3 Ultra vs ZAYA1-8B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3 Ultra and ZAYA1-8B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-ultra-vs-zaya1-8b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- 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 34.47. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 23.6 for ZAYA1-8B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is IFBench in Instruction Following, with scores of 81.7% and 52.6%.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Zyphra |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Overall Score | 47.12 | 34.47 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 28 (Supported · #95/126)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 37.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 39.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 21.9 (Supported · #115/149)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.0% | 65.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SciCode | 44.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 56.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 86.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 69.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 70.8 (#20/29)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 3.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | 61.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 50.3 (Estimated · #78/182)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 37.7 (Estimated · #122/182)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87% | 71% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| GPQA-D | 87.0% | 71.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| HLE | 26.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 26.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 86.8% | 74.2% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 85.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 89.2 (#7/17)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | 83% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Nemotron 3 Ultra
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: 92.1 (#20/146)
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 23.6 (#139/146)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 81.7% | 52.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3 Ultra public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-8B public-lane score: 69.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | ZAYA1-8B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 71.6% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 59.3% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 32.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3 Ultra or ZAYA1-8B?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Nemotron 3 Ultra and ZAYA1-8B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 92.1 for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 23.6 for ZAYA1-8B.

### 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 ZAYA1-8B cover on BenchLM?

ZAYA1-8B currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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