NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super

nvidia · Released Mar 11, 2026
DFO score #128 / 706
34.5 leaderboard score
Speed #76 / 338
149.7 tok/s
Input Price #231 / 706
$0.080 per 1M tokens
Output Price #301 / 706
$0.450 per 1M tokens
Context #179 / 706
262,144 tokens

Analysis Summary

NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Super is a text model designed for capable tool-enabled work, with function calling and a 262K context window. Its coding and agentic measurements are stronger than its overall intelligence index, and its instruction-following and long-context results support practical structured workflows. The supplied data positions it as a capable specialist rather than a leading all-purpose reasoning model.

For businesses, it is a credible option for coding assistance, tool-using agents, and document workflows that benefit from a large context. Its low listed input and output prices make it suitable for higher-volume use when benchmark quality is sufficient. The measured tau2 result is less compelling than its agentic index, so teams should test the exact tool sequences they plan to automate. It is worth piloting as a value-oriented agent and coding tier, not as the sole model for high-stakes complex reasoning.

Assessed September 23, 2026

Editorial notes

Nemotron 3 Super combines strong coding and agentic results with tool calling, a 262K context, and low listed pricing; its overall reasoning remains below flagship level.

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DFO Verdict

Nemotron 3 Super combines strong coding and agentic results with tool calling, a 262K context, and low listed pricing; its overall reasoning remains below flagship level.

#128 of 706 overall Down 4 this week

Benchmarks

Intelligence Index 20.9 #128 of 439 · Artificial Analysis
Coding Index 31.0 #103 of 198 · Artificial Analysis
Agentic Index 39.7 #31 of 181 · Artificial Analysis
Creative Writing Not rated Arena rating
Instruction Following Not rated Arena rating
GPQA Diamond 80%
HLE 19.2%
SciCode 36%
TerminalBench Hard 28.8%
τ²-Bench 67.8%
IFBench 71.5%
LCR 60%

Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 15, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 13, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control. Bars: magenta = reasoning, ink = coding and agents, cyan = instructions and long context.

Artificial Analysis no longer lists this model, so its indexes are converted from their older scale to stay comparable.

How NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super compares

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super ranks #128 of 439 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #103 of 198 for coding, #31 of 181 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 75% of the models we list. At $0.08 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 67% of comparable models.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 82% of models #128
Speed: faster than 78% of models #76
Price: cheaper than 67% of models #231
Context: larger than 75% of models #179
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super $0.08 in $0.45 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Google: Gemini 4 Argon $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.08 $0.000080
Output $0.45 $0.000450

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$0.688/mo NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super $0.0002 per request
$31.68/mo Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $0.01 per request
$7.92/mo Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) · best value $0.0026 per request

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About NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super is a 120B-parameter open hybrid MoE model, activating just 12B parameters for maximum compute efficiency and accuracy in complex multi-agent applications. Built on a hybrid Mamba-Transformer..

Frequently asked questions about NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super

How much does NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super cost?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).

Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super ranks #103 of 198 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super do?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super supports tool use and function calling.

Who created NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super?

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super is developed by NVIDIA and was released on March 11, 2026.

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