Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Nemotron 3 Super

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

32.5

Rank #244 Confirmed

Nemotron 3 Super NVIDIA

39.6

Rank #147 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 56.1 to 36.6.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Nemotron 3 Super specifications
Gemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
ProviderGoogleNVIDIA
Noometry Index32.539.6
Released—2026-03-11
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.08
Output $ / M tokens—$0.45
Results tracked1721

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Category by category

Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Coding11121403
SciCode—36%
WeirdML—38%
ALE-Bench—213.9

Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219), Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Hard Prompts11131386
NYT Connections (extended)—15.4%
CritPt—3.1%

Math Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212), Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Math11351381
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—60.4%

Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Expert10961397

Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Non-English11211356
LMArena Chinese11321430
LMArena French11561404
LMArena German11141341
LMArena Russian11181336
LMArena Spanish11401417
LMArena Japanese1083—
LMArena Korean1055—

Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Instruction Following11181347

Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Longer Query11301362

Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258), Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITNemotron 3 Super
LMArena Text11561378
LMArena Creative Writing11471317
LMArena Multi-Turn11181369

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Nemotron 3 Super share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.

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