Model comparison
Llama 2-7B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 2-7B 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 28.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 0% for Llama 2-7B and 12% for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Side by side
| Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 42.5 |
| Released | 2023-07-18 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 29.2 (#307), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1002 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 2-7B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 15.7 (#312), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1009 | 1452 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 99.06 | 146.17 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 39.2% | — |
| HellaSwag | 77.2% | — |
| LAMBADA | 73.3% | — |
| PIQA | 78.8% | — |
| WinoGrande | 69.2% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 30.7 (#233), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1042 | 1457 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| GSM8K | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 28.2 (#248), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1036 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 45.9% | — |
| BoolQ | 77.9% | — |
| MMLU | 45.8% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 58.6% | — |
| TriviaQA | 73.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 2-7B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: —
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| ScienceQA | 43.1% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 23.8 (#293), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 973 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 973 | 1497 |
| LMArena French | 970 | 1472 |
| LMArena German | 978 | 1471 |
| LMArena Russian | 995 | 1417 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1007 | 1454 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1386 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 50.8 (#298), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1006 | 1418 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 30.4 (#287), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 999 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 2-7B: 28.0 (#298), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Llama 2-7B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1053 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1033 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1029 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 2-7B better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 2-7B or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 29.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 2-7B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 2-7B has 29 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.