Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
NVIDIASummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 66.3 to 15.2.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 42.5 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1452 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | 146.17 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1457 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1472 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1497 |
| LMArena French | — | 1472 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1386 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1417 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1418 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.