Model comparison
Gemma 2B vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2B scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 55.9 to 24.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 29.6 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2024-02-21 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2B: 29.4 (#305), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 2B: 18.8 (#275), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 989 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 35.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 94.2 | — |
| HellaSwag | 71.4% | — |
| PIQA | 77.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 65.4% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2B: 30.0 (#239), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1398 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| MMLU | 42.3% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2B: 23.0 (#294), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | 1432 |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | 1336 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1341 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2B: 48.5 (#302), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 970 | 1347 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#291), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Gemma 2B: 24.0 (#308), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 987 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | 1369 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2B better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2B 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 2B and Nemotron 3 Super share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.