Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 54.4 to 18.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super and 88.3% for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Qwen3.8 Max accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Nemotron 3 Super has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 56.8 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2026-08-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 36% | 53.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1502 |
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1674 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |
| WeirdML | 38% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 55.1% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 23.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | 88.3% |
| CritPt | 3.1% | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1496 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| DTBench | — | 92% |
| LMCA | — | 46.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.41 |
Math Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1380 | 1499 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 100% |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
Knowledge Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1507 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 47.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
Multilingual Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | 1538 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | 1503 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1483 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1492 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1461 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1479 |
Long Context Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1489 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.8 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1489 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen3.8 Max?
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.8 Max?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max lists at $2 and $6.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 39.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.8 Max does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3.8 Max share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.