Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.9 to 10.4, and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs 6.0x less per output token ($0.40 vs $2.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 17 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Nemotron 3 Ultra: which to pick
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite for output tokens 6.0x cheaper ($0.40 vs $2.40 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).
- Shared results
- 17
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite only
- 13
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 54
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 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
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 22.9 against 10.4.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a AA Agentic Index result, 20.1.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 86.1% against 70.2%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
No call
Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has a AIME result, 42.1%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 85.8% against 79.1%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a Design Arena: websites result, 1145.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite $0.0003, Nemotron 3 Ultra $0.0018 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 64.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite 19.0% against Nemotron 3 Ultra 83.3%, 64.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite $0.40 against Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 per million output tokens, 6.0x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, Nemotron 3 Ultra 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 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Bars | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 2 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 0 | 4 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 17 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 49.3 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 71.4% | 86.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 7.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 59.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 40.3% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.5% | 36.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 13.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 43.5% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1468 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1468 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 10.4 | 22.9 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 133.8 | 146.0 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 20.1 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 37.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 31.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 19.0% | 83.3% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 22.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 36.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MCP Atlas | Not measured | 63.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 70.2% | 86.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 75.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 62.5% | 86.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.8% | 28.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 85.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 20.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1452 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1472 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1453 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 42.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 89.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| AA Math Index | 53.3 | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 86.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 2.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1457 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1461 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 79.1% | 85.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.0% | 82.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 57.6% | 65.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 66.2% | 73.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 57.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 88.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 34.2% | 38.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 75.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1465 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1456 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1452 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1434 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1145 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1135 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1138 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1141 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1131 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1146 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1069 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1100 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 30.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 75.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| IFBench | 49.9% | 81.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 55.7% | 79.3% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| DTBench | 62.8% | 90.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMCA | 18.1% | 36.9% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1445 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1418 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1399 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1455 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1427 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1497 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1472 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1384 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1472 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1455 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1417 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1385 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1411 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1437 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1406 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1397 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra | 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
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite 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 | Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | July 22, 2025 | June 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.10 | $0.60 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.40 | $2.40 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 30.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite better than Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding?
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite for output tokens 6.0x cheaper ($0.40 vs $2.40 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 and $2.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Nemotron 3 Ultra comparison based on?
17 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3 Ultra's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.