# DBRX vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

> Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-nemotron-3-ultra
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 85.4% for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 44.7 |
| Rank | 307 | 71 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.40 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.3 (#262)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 20.5 (#218)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1452 |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.2 |

## Math

- DBRX: 22.3 (#265)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1456 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#289)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 85.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1472 |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.4 (#263)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1498 |
| LMArena French | 1095 | 1475 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1471 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1387 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1415 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.7 (#265)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1417 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#253)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1437 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.7 (#271)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1444 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1392 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1412 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Ultra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.7 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 29.