Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super leads Nova Premier 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 12.8 to 9.2, and Nemotron 3 Super costs 27.8x less per output token ($0.45 vs $12.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 8 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nova Premier 1.0 or Nemotron 3 Super: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nova Premier 1.0 for a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens) and work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or ALE-Bench, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 8
- Nova Premier 1.0 only
- 6
- Nemotron 3 Super only
- 31
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super leads, 12.8 against 9.2.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Super has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.7.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Nova Premier 1.0 has a Design Arena: websites result, 835.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 takes 1M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super
Nova Premier 1.0 $0.0088, Nemotron 3 Super $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Premier 1.0 not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Super not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 33.3 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- IFBench: Nova Premier 1.0 36.2% against Nemotron 3 Super 71.5%, 35.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Premier 1.0 $12.50 against Nemotron 3 Super $0.45 per million output tokens, 27.8x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Premier 1.0 takes 1M tokens, Nemotron 3 Super 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Premier 1.0 | Bars | Nemotron 3 Super | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 2 | ||
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 8 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 37.7 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 31.7% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 36.2% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.8% | 28.8% | Nemotron 3 Super |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 38.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| ALE-Bench | 147.4 | 213.9 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1403 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1409 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 9.2 | 12.8 | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 1.7 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 38.3% | 67.8% | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 56.9% | 80.0% | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.2% | 20.8% | Nemotron 3 Super |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1386 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1398 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1397 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 44.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 17.3 | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1380 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1405 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| MathArena | Not measured | 16.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 73.3% | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1387 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1383 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1392 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1364 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 835 | Not measured | Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 36.2% | 71.5% | Nemotron 3 Super |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 34.3% | 65.7% | Nemotron 3 Super |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1378 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1347 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1317 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1400 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1356 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1431 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1341 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1403 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1418 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1336 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1346 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1369 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1362 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1332 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1336 | Only Nemotron 3 Super measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Premier 1.0 | Nemotron 3 Super | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Super costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova Premier 1.0 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | NVIDIA |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 31, 2025 | March 11, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.085 |
| Output $/Mtok | $12.50 | $0.45 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Premier 1.0 better than Nemotron 3 Super for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Premier 1.0 for a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens) and work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or ALE-Bench, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nova Premier 1.0 or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nova Premier 1.0 costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $12.50 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Super costs $0.085 and $0.45. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Premier 1.0 or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nova Premier 1.0, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Premier 1.0 vs Nemotron 3 Super comparison based on?
8 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova Premier 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3 Super's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.