Muse Wonder vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
Muse Wonder leads Nemotron 3 Ultra on coding, 71.9 to 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Nemotron 3 Ultra costs 8.3x less per output token ($2.40 vs $20.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 41 benchmarks have a result for both.
Muse Wonder or Nemotron 3 Ultra: which to pick
Pick Muse Wonder for coding: it scores 71.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 30.0 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for output tokens 8.3x cheaper ($2.40 vs $20.00 per million).
- Shared results
- 41
- Muse Wonder only
- 19
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 30
- 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
Muse Wonder
Muse Wonder scores 71.9 against 30.0.
3 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a AA Intelligence Index result, 22.9.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a AA Agentic Index result, 20.1.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a GPQA Diamond result, 86.1%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a MMLU Pro result, 85.8%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Muse Wonder
Muse Wonder leads, 1363 against 1145.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Muse Wonder has a Vals Index result, 64.9%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Wonder
Muse Wonder takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Muse Wonder $0.014, Nemotron 3 Ultra $0.0018 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Wonder 71.9 from 3 benchmarks, Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 34.0 points apart on average over 5 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- ProofBench: Muse Wonder 84.0% against Nemotron 3 Ultra 2.0%, 82.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Wonder $20.00 against Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 per million output tokens, 8.3x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Wonder 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 | Muse Wonder | Bars | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 5 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 3 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 4 | 0 | ||
| Math | 3 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 6 | 0 | ||
| General | 15 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 41 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index50
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1652 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 49.3 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 86.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 49.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 83.1% | 7.6% | Muse Wonder |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 62.5% | 4.9% | Muse Wonder |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 66.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | 45.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | 26.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 80.4% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| SciCode | 60.3% | 40.3% | Muse Wonder |
| 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 |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1522 | 1468 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1515 | 1468 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1641 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1694 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 22.9 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 161.8 | 146.0 | Muse Wonder |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 20.1 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1258 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 56.6% | 37.7% | Muse Wonder |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 36.3% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 50.5% | 15.4% | Muse Wonder |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 23.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 67.1% | 31.7% | Muse Wonder |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 67.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 22.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Vals Science Index | 39.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| CUA-bench (Vals AI) | 7.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 83.3% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 22.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $9,432 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| MCP Atlas | Not measured | 63.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 86.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 27.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 86.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 50.1% | 28.4% | Muse Wonder |
| 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 | 1506 | 1452 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1513 | 1472 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1506 | 1453 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 86.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProofBench | 84.0% | 2.0% | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: math | 1486 | 1457 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1514 | 1461 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 85.8% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.5% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 73.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1506 | 1465 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1512 | 1456 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1505 | 1452 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1483 | 1434 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1363 | 1145 | Muse Wonder |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1380 | 1135 | Muse Wonder |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1379 | 1138 | Muse Wonder |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1312 | 1141 | Muse Wonder |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1428 | 1131 | Muse Wonder |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1372 | 1146 | Muse Wonder |
| 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 index150
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 64.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 70.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 81.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 80.7% | 79.3% | Muse Wonder |
| DTBench | 95.2% | 90.1% | Muse Wonder |
| LMCA | 56.8% | 36.9% | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text | 1502 | 1445 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1491 | 1418 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1491 | 1399 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: English | 1507 | 1455 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1492 | 1427 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1537 | 1497 | Muse Wonder |
| 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 | 1523 | 1472 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1455 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1522 | 1417 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1385 | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1510 | 1411 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1493 | 1437 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1496 | 1406 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1482 | 1397 | Muse Wonder |
| 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 | Muse Wonder | 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
Nemotron 3 Ultra costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Ultra costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Ultra 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 | Meta Muse Wonder | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 12, 2026 | June 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $4.00 | $0.60 |
| Output $/Mtok | $20.00 | $2.40 |
| Coding index | 71.9 | 30.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Wonder better than Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding?
Pick Muse Wonder for coding: it scores 71.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 30.0 for Nemotron 3 Ultra. Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for output tokens 8.3x cheaper ($2.40 vs $20.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Muse Wonder or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Muse Wonder costs $4.00 per million input tokens and $20.00 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, Muse Wonder or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Muse Wonder, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Wonder vs Nemotron 3 Ultra comparison based on?
41 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Muse Wonder'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.