Model comparison
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 66.3 to 29.8.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 44.7 |
| Released | — | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1090 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 20.5% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1073 | 1452 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.2 |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1117 | 1456 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1064 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1033 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1070 | 1498 |
| LMArena Russian | 1045 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | — | 1475 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1452 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1056 | 1417 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1071 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1080 | 1444 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1046 | 1392 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1053 | 1412 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.0 2b Instruct or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.7 versus 27.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 2b Instruct and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 29.