Model comparison
Command R+ vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 66.3 to 43.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 54.9% for Command R+ and 90.1% for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper at $0.50 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 42.5 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Command R+: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1452 |
| DTBench | 54.9% | 90.1% |
| LMCA | 5% | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | 146.17 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1457 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1497 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1472 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 1386 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1417 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1454 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1418 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Ultra does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.