Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on coding, 30.0 to 22.7 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs 1.6x less per output token ($1.50 vs $2.40 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 53 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Nemotron 3 Ultra: which to pick
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding: it scores 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 22.7 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview.
Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($1.50 vs $2.40 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).
- Shared results
- 53
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only
- 27
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 18
- Like-for-like categories
- 8 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
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra scores 30.0 against 22.7.
3 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 22.9 against 15.6.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 20.1 against 1.6.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 86.1% against 81.1%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a AIME result, 83.3%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview leads, 86.2% against 85.8%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads, 1145 against 1082.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $0.0010, Nemotron 3 Ultra $0.0018 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the number, $0.18.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 22.7 from 3 benchmarks, Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 15.3 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI): Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 8.6% against Nemotron 3 Ultra 31.7%, 23.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $1.50 against Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 per million output tokens, 1.6x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 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 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Bars | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 8 | 1 tie | |
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 4 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 4 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 3 | 6 | ||
| Web design | 1 | 7 | ||
| General | 6 | 10 | ||
| All shared boards | 10 | 42 | 1 tie |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index08
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| AA Coding Index | 34.7 | 49.3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 80.1% | 86.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 62.8% | 69.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 7.6% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 4.6% | 4.9% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tie |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 34.1% | 50.9% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| SciCode | Not measured | 40.3% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 36.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 13.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 43.5% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ALE-Bench | 797.7 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1400 | 1467 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1413 | 1468 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1245 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1276 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1336 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SciCode | 4.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 15.6 | 22.9 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 146.0 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.6 | 20.1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 30.0% | 37.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 3.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 3.4% | 15.4% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 8.6% | 31.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 83.3% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 22.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra 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 index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 81.1% | 86.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 82.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 86.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 28.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| 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 | 1407 | 1452 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1399 | 1472 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1403 | 1453 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1242 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1271 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 83.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 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 | 1428 | 1457 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1417 | 1462 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index36
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 86.2% | 85.8% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 83.8% | 82.1% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 55.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 59.4% | 65.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 71.8% | 73.1% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 68.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 47.6% | 38.6% | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: science | 1425 | 1465 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1427 | 1455 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1418 | 1453 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1389 | 1435 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 51.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index17
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1082 | 1145 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1069 | 1135 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1029 | 1138 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1045 | 1142 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1049 | 1132 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1071 | 1146 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1052 | 1069 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1167 | 1100 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index610
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 49.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 63.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 41.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 81.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 79.3% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 90.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 36.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1445 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1377 | 1418 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1401 | 1398 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1414 | 1454 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1410 | 1427 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1460 | 1498 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: German | 1430 | 1474 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1413 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1391 | 1385 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: French | 1424 | 1473 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1421 | 1454 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1420 | 1417 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1443 | 1385 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1417 | 1411 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1394 | 1437 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1408 | 1405 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1386 | 1397 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1232 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1278 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1246 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1266 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1259 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1308 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1248 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MultiChallenge | 60.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | 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 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 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 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | June 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $0.60 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.50 | $2.40 |
| Coding index | 22.7 | 30.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.18 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview better than Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding?
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding: it scores 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 22.7 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview. Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($1.50 vs $2.40 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 and $2.40. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Nemotron 3 Ultra comparison based on?
53 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview's coding index rests on 3 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.