# Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen Max

> Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 37.6 to 21.0.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.6 | 34.4 |
| Rank | 147 | 226 |
| Context | 262K | 33K |
| Input $/M | $0.08 | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | $0.45 | $6.40 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| SciCode | 36% | — |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |

## Reasoning

- Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)
- Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1270 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | — |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |

## Math

- Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)
- Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1381 | 1275 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |

## Knowledge

- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |

## Multilingual

- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)
- Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1356 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1404 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1290 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1141 |

## Instruction Following

- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)
- Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |

## Writing & Preference

- Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)
- Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1277 |

## FAQ

### Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen Max?

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen Max?

Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.

### Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen Max better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 33K.

### How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen Max share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.