# Nemotron 3 Super vs Sonar

> Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/nemotron-3-super-vs-sonar
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 39.6 to 33.7.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $1 for Sonar.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 38.5 |
| Rank | 153 | 187 |
| Context | 262K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.08 | $1 |
| Output $/M | $0.45 | $1 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
- Sonar: 35.7 (#221)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 36% | — |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |

## Reasoning

- Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
- Sonar: 21.1 (#227)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | — |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |

## Math

- Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
- Sonar: 33.7 (#200)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1380 | — |

## Knowledge

- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | — |

## Multilingual

- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | — |
| LMArena French | 1405 | — |
| LMArena German | 1341 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
- Sonar: 71.4 (#150)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | — |

## Long Context

- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
- Sonar: 52.6 (#167)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Sonar?

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Sonar?

Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Sonar lists at $1 and $1.

### Is Nemotron 3 Super or Sonar better for coding?

Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.4 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Sonar share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.