Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen Max
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 39.6 to 22.3.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 33K |
| Max output | 131K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| SciCode | 36% | — |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1269 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | — |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1380 | 1275 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1290 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1262 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen Max?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen Max?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen Max better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen Max share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.