Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 7.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemma 3 1B and 86.7% for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1468 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Nemotron 3 Ultra: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 12% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1452 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.2 |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1456 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | 85.4% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1472 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1498 |
| LMArena French | — | 1475 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1387 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1415 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1452 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1417 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1444 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1392 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 29.