Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen Plus
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 37.6 to 22.0.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.20 for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus 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 | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153), Qwen Plus: 38.3 (#163)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1328 |
| SciCode | 36% | — |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274), Qwen Plus: 27.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | — |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95), Qwen Plus: 22.0 (#266)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1381 | 1326 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#245)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139), Qwen Plus: 45.3 (#170)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1356 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1347 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | — |
| LMArena German | 1341 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149), Qwen Plus: 69.0 (#176)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1303 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#153)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1325 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135), Qwen Plus: 52.4 (#171)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen Plus?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen Plus?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.20.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen Plus better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.9 vs 38.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen Plus share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.