Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Phi-4 Mini
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 2 categories and Phi-4 Mini in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 38.9 to 25.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 36% for Nemotron 3 Super and 10.8% for Phi-4 Mini.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.08 / $0.45 for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 131K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 36% | 10.8% |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 3.1% | 0% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | — |
Math Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1380 | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | — |
| LMArena French | 1405 | — |
| LMArena German | 1341 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Phi-4 Mini?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Phi-4 Mini?
Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super lists at $0.08 and $0.45.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Phi-4 Mini share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.