Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Nova 2 Lite
Nemotron 3 Super and Nova 2 Lite score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.1 vs 39.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 5 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nova 2 Lite leads 27.5 to 18.7.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2 Lite leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1385 |
| SciCode | 36% | — |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning Nova 2 Lite leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1364 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | — |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1380 | 1359 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
Knowledge Nova 2 Lite leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1358 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1343 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1373 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1335 |
Long Context Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Nova 2 Lite?
Nemotron 3 Super and Nova 2 Lite score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.1 vs 39.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Nova 2 Lite?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
Nova 2 Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.7 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Nova 2 Lite share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.