# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Nemotron 3 Super

> Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-nemotron-3-super
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 38.9 to 31.3.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 39.6 |
| Rank | 197 | 147 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.08 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.45 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1403 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1381 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1397 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1356 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1258 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1347 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1362 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1369 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Nemotron 3 Super share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.