Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher in 1 category and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 30.3 to 21.7.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 44.7 | 32.8 |
| Released | 2026-06-04 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.40 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 40.3% | 42.7% |
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | — |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1468 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#127)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 3.1% | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1452 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 20% | — |
| DTBench | 90.1% | — |
| LMCA | 36.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.2 | — |
Math Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | — |
| ProofBench | 2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1456 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 85.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1472 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1498 | — |
| LMArena French | 1475 | — |
| LMArena German | 1471 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1452 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1417 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1437 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1444 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1392 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1692 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 32.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.2 versus 37.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Ultra and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Ultra has 29 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.