Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads 45.8 to 42.6.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.6 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1378 | 1347 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1348 | 1322 |
Math Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1371 | 1305 |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1355 | 1308 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.6% | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1348 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1269 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1303 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1376 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1268 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 1299 |
Long Context Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1300 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1348 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1319 | 1309 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.