Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Yi-1.5-34B
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 14.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 85.4% for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 32% for Yi-1.5-34B.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 30.6 |
| Released | 2026-06-04 | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 38.1 (#182), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.4 (#272)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1468 | 1169 |
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | — |
| SciCode | 40.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 23.4 (#126), Yi-1.5-34B: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 22.7% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 31.0 (#82), Yi-1.5-34B: 22.5 (#191)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1452 | 1160 |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 20% | — |
| DTBench | 90.1% | — |
| LMCA | 36.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.17 | — |
Math Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 35.3 (#187), Yi-1.5-34B: 27.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1457 | 1182 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | — |
| ProofBench | 2% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 25.5% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#61), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#295)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 85.4% | 32% |
| LMArena Expert | 1472 | 1144 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.5 (#64), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.3 (#256)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1497 | 1213 |
| LMArena French | 1472 | 1156 |
| LMArena German | 1471 | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | 1386 | 1005 |
| LMArena Russian | 1417 | 1091 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1121 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1021 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.7 (#88), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.2 (#257)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1418 | 1139 |
Long Context Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#81), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1437 | 1143 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Ultra leads
Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#36), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1398 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | 1153 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1692 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Yi-1.5-34B?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 32.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Ultra and Yi-1.5-34B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Ultra has 30 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.