Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B 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 9.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1398 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1347 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Nemotron 3 Super share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.