Model comparison
Llama 3.1-70B vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1-70B scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 39.6 to 13.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 9% for Llama 3.1-70B and 38% for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $0.40 for Llama 3.1-70B.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.6 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2024-07-23 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 30.3 (#296), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 9% | 38% |
| LMArena Coding | 1260 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 46.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 54.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.1-70B: 25.1 (#112), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | 6.9% | — |
| BALROG | 27.9% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.1-70B leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 21.6 (#220), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1241 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| DTBench | 60% | — |
| LMCA | 14.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.92 | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 13.5 (#304), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1252 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 3.6% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 21% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 36.7% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 24.2 (#269), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1209 | 1398 |
| GPQA Diamond | 44.2% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 65.3% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 42.6% | — |
| MMLU | 80.1% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 38.8 (#225), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1219 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1215 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1261 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1222 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1253 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1132 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 65.3 (#223), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1231 | 1347 |
| IFEval | 82.1% | — |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 37.6 (#214), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1241 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Llama 3.1-70B: 35.4 (#267), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1-70B | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1261 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1232 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1256 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 784 | — |
| WildBench | 75.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1-70B better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1-70B or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Llama 3.1-70B lists at $0.40 and $0.40.
Is Llama 3.1-70B or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1-70B and Nemotron 3 Super share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1-70B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.