Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads 52.3 to 25.8.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.6 | 30.3 |
| 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 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1378 | 1016 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1348 | 993 |
Math Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1371 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1355 | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1303 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | — |
| LMArena German | 1348 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1376 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1300 | — |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1348 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1319 | 1007 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.