Model comparison

Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3n E4b IT Google

37.3

Rank #206 Confirmed

Nemotron 3 Ultra NVIDIA

42.5

Rank #113 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 34.2.

Side by side

Gemma 3n E4b IT and Nemotron 3 Ultra specifications
Gemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
ProviderGoogleNVIDIA
Noometry Index37.342.5
Released—2026-06-04
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—128K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.50
Output $ / M tokens—$2.20
Results tracked1830

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Category by category

Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Coding12681468
FrontierCode—13.6%
SciCode—40.3%
WeirdML—43.5%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
APEX-Agents—22.7%

Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Hard Prompts12841452
Kagi LLM Benchmark31.5%—
CritPt—3.1%
Chess Puzzles—12%
Mystery Game Puzzles—20%
DTBench—90.1%
LMCA—36.9%
Epoch Capabilities Index—146.17

Math Too close to call

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Math12511457
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—86.7%
ProofBench—2%

Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Expert12461472
GPQA Diamond—85.4%

Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Non-English12851427
LMArena Chinese13091497
LMArena French13301472
LMArena German13111471
LMArena Korean12591386
LMArena Russian12881417
LMArena Spanish13051454
LMArena Japanese1272—

Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Instruction Following12551418

Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Longer Query12761437

Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITNemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text13061445
LMArena Creative Writing12871398
LMArena Multi-Turn12761411
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—1692

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.

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