Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3.8 27B
Qwen3.8 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.0 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 6.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 27B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.8 27B in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.8 27B leads 41.0 to 18.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super and 54.5% for Qwen3.8 27B.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.99 / $1.49 for Qwen3.8 27B.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 46.0 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2026-08-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.99 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Qwen3.8 27B: 50.5 (#44)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 36% | 46.6% |
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1482 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1593 |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.8 27B: 32.9 (#57)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 47.5% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Qwen3.8 27B: 41.0 (#54)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | 54.5% |
| CritPt | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1460 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 42.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 87.5% |
| DTBench | — | 88% |
| LMCA | — | 41.4% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 45% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.38 |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Qwen3.8 27B: 37.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1380 | 1456 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 16% |
Knowledge Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Qwen3.8 27B: 41.6 (#109)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1482 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.8 27B: 41.3 (#37)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1271 |
Multilingual Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Qwen3.8 27B: 53.7 (#60)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | 1430 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | 1504 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | 1465 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1415 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1448 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1384 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1393 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Qwen3.8 27B: 75.8 (#53)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1439 |
Long Context Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Qwen3.8 27B: 44.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1450 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.8 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Qwen3.8 27B: 65.8 (#43)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1441 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1384 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1441 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1671 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.0 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 6.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 27B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.8 27B?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 27B lists at $0.99 and $1.49.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.8 27B better for coding?
Qwen3.8 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.5 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3.8 27B share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 27B has 31.