Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 4.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Super's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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NVIDIASummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 38.2 to 9.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.08 / $0.45 for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 39.6 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Max output | 118K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1403 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.0 Micro: 18.5 (#261), Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1386 |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 11.2 (#301), Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1381 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#299), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1397 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1356 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1430 |
| LMArena French | — | 1404 |
| LMArena German | — | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 70.0 (#164), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1347 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#212), Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1317 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1369 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 4.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Super's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Nemotron 3 Super?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super lists at $0.08 and $0.45.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Nemotron 3 Super share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.