Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 6.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 38.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super and 60.3% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 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 | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 47.3 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.6 (#125)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 36% | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | 670.15 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274), Qwen3.6 Plus: 28.5 (#89)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | 60.3% |
| CritPt | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1449 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.67 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95), Qwen3.6 Plus: 50.6 (#44)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1381 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1456 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1356 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1451 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1432 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1381 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.2 (#70)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.1 (#48)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1440 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.4 (#78)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1405 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 6.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Plus lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.6 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.