# Grok-3 mini vs Nemotron 3 Super

> Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.0 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-3-mini-vs-nemotron-3-super
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 4 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-3 mini leads 46.3 to 38.2.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| Rank | 130 | 147 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.08 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.45 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok-3 mini: 40.4 (#126)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 42.6% | 38% |
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1403 |
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | — |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |

## Reasoning

- Grok-3 mini: 13.8 (#323)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1386 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.4% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 61.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 16.5% | — |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.35 | — |

## Math

- Grok-3 mini: 40.3 (#78)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1381 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-3 mini: 46.3 (#75)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1397 |
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-3 mini: 48.3 (#141)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1356 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1352 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1379 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1336 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-3 mini: 78.7 (#8)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1356 | 1347 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#142)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1362 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-3 mini: 52.7 (#163)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1369 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-3 mini better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.0 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-3 mini or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Nemotron 3 Super share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.