Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 14× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3 Max in 8 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3 Max leads 48.1 to 38.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super and 30.1% for Qwen3 Max.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $6 for Qwen3 Max.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153), Qwen3 Max: 42.4 (#93)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | 370.45 |
| SciCode | 36% | — |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274), Qwen3 Max: 22.0 (#186)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | 30.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.41 |
Math Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95), Qwen3 Max: 37.6 (#94)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1381 | 1447 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1457 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139), Qwen3 Max: 53.9 (#58)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1356 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1479 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | 1450 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1463 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1397 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149), Qwen3 Max: 75.0 (#81)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1420 |
Long Context Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#129)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1439 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135), Qwen3 Max: 62.6 (#72)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 14× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3 Max?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Max lists at $1.20 and $6.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3 Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.