Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 66.3 to 48.1.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 42.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1452 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.17 |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | 1457 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1497 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1417 |
| LMArena French | — | 1472 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1386 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1418 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.