# Hy3 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

> Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 4.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Ultra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/hy3-vs-nemotron-3-ultra
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 5 categories and Nemotron 3 Ultra in 3 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 3 Ultra leads 52.5 to 40.2.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.40 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

## Snapshot

| | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 44.7 |
| Rank | 79 | 71 |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/M | $0.13 | $0.60 |
| Output $/M | $0.53 | $2.40 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Hy3: 46.6 (#60)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 37.7 (#174)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1465 | 1468 |
| FrontierCode | — | 13.6% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1509 | — |
| SciCode | — | 40.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 43.5% |

## Reasoning

- Hy3: 25.0 (#134)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 30.3 (#78)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1449 | 1452 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.2 |

## Math

- Hy3: 37.4 (#98)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 34.4 (#160)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | 1456 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| ProofBench | — | 2% |

## Knowledge

- Hy3: 40.2 (#108)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 52.5 (#56)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1461 | 1472 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.4% |

## Multilingual

- Hy3: 53.7 (#60)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 53.7 (#61)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1496 | 1498 |
| LMArena French | 1461 | 1475 |
| LMArena Korean | 1390 | 1387 |
| LMArena Russian | 1435 | 1415 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | 1452 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |

## Instruction Following

- Hy3: 75.3 (#68)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 74.9 (#84)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1425 | 1417 |

## Long Context

- Hy3: 44.1 (#70)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 43.9 (#77)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1443 | 1437 |

## Writing & Preference

- Hy3: 62.5 (#75)
- Nemotron 3 Ultra: 66.3 (#35)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1442 | 1444 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1399 | 1392 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1412 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1692 |

## FAQ

### Is Hy3 better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 4.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Nemotron 3 Ultra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra lists at $0.60 and $2.40.

### Is Hy3 or Nemotron 3 Ultra better for coding?

Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.6 versus 37.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 262K tokens.

### How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Ultra has 29.