Model comparison
Llama 3-8B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3-8B scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 7.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Llama 3-8B and 86.7% for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Side by side
| Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 42.5 |
| Released | 2024-04-18 | 2026-06-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 31.0 (#289), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1152 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 31.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 36.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 54.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3-8B: —, Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 22.7% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 14.3 (#326), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1133 | 1452 |
| DTBench | 43.9% | 90.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.45 | 146.17 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Adversarial NLI | 57.3% | — |
| ForecastBench | 58.6 | — |
| WinoGrande | 75.7% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 8.8 (#323), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1151 | 1457 |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| MATH Level 5 | 6.1% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 7.8 (#308), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 26.1% | 85.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1113 | 1472 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 82.8% | — |
| MMLU | 68.8% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 82.6% | — |
| TriviaQA | 67.7% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 30.8 (#261), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1098 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1076 | 1497 |
| LMArena French | 1159 | 1472 |
| LMArena German | 1104 | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | 1004 | 1386 |
| LMArena Russian | 1109 | 1417 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1173 | 1454 |
| LMArena Japanese | 967 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 58.4 (#260), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1127 | 1418 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 34.2 (#251), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1128 | 1437 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Llama 3-8B: 37.5 (#256), Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36)
| Benchmark | Llama 3-8B | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1166 | 1445 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1150 | 1398 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1152 | 1411 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3-8B better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3-8B or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 31.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3-8B and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3-8B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30.