Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 39.6 to 10.7.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.65 / $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 8K.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | 262K |
| Max output | 2K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1398 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1347 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1369 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Gemma 2 27B lists at $0.65 and $0.65.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Super share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.