Noometry

Model comparison

Nemotron 3 Super vs Step 3.5 Flash

Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Nemotron 3 Super NVIDIA

40.1

Rank #153 Confirmed

Step 3.5 Flash StepFun

42.3

Rank #116 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3.5 Flash in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 3.5 Flash leads 22.2 to 18.7.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super and 28.4% for Step 3.5 Flash.
  • Step 3.5 Flash is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.08 / $0.45 for Nemotron 3 Super.
  • Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 256K.

Side by side

Nemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
ProviderNVIDIAStepFun
Noometry Index40.142.3
Released2026-03-112026-01-29
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K256K
Max output131K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.08$0.10
Output $ / M tokens$0.45$0.30
Results tracked2119

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Category by category

Coding Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.4 (#105)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Coding14031436
SciCode36%—
WeirdML38%—
ALE-Bench213.9—

Reasoning Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Step 3.5 Flash: 22.2 (#202)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
NYT Connections (extended)15.4%28.4%
LMArena Hard Prompts13861411
CritPt3.1%—

Math Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.6 (#84)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions60.4%66.8%
LMArena Math13801408

Knowledge Too close to call

Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Step 3.5 Flash: 39.6 (#132)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Expert13981421

Multilingual Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Step 3.5 Flash: 50.5 (#119)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Non-English13551385
LMArena Chinese14321447
LMArena French14051421
LMArena German13411405
LMArena Russian13361385
LMArena Spanish14171419
LMArena Japanese—1354
LMArena Korean—1352

Instruction Following Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Step 3.5 Flash: 73.1 (#124)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Instruction Following13471385

Long Context Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Step 3.5 Flash: 42.8 (#117)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Longer Query13621402

Writing & Preference Step 3.5 Flash leads

Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Step 3.5 Flash: 58.8 (#113)

BenchmarkNemotron 3 SuperStep 3.5 Flash
LMArena Text13781403
LMArena Creative Writing13171357
LMArena Multi-Turn13691405

Frequently asked questions

Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Step 3.5 Flash?

Step 3.5 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super lists at $0.08 and $0.45.

Is Nemotron 3 Super or Step 3.5 Flash better for coding?

Step 3.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Step 3.5 Flash share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Step 3.5 Flash has 19.

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