Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 42.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 41.8.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-06-04 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1468 | 1487 |
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | — |
| SciCode | 40.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 22.7% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1452 | 1483 |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 20% | — |
| DTBench | 90.1% | — |
| LMCA | 36.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.17 | — |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1457 | 1474 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | — |
| ProofBench | 2% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1472 | 1489 |
| GPQA Diamond | 85.4% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1497 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1472 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1471 | 1487 |
| LMArena Korean | 1386 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1470 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1418 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1437 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1398 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1692 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 42.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.