Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Sonar Pro Search
Nemotron 3 Ultra costs 6.3x less per output token than Sonar Pro Search ($2.40 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- 30.0
- Overall
- 53.1
- Output $/M
- $2.40
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
Nemotron 3 Ultra or Sonar Pro Search: which to pick
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Sonar Pro Search has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nemotron 3 Ultra has results on AA Coding Index, LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) and SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI); Sonar Pro Search has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
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
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
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a Design Arena: websites result, 1145.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra takes 262K tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra $0.0018, Sonar Pro Search $0.011 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks, Sonar Pro Search not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 against Sonar Pro Search $15.00 per million output tokens, 6.3x apart.
- Context window
- Nemotron 3 Ultra takes 262K tokens, Sonar Pro Search 200K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index13 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 49.3 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 86.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 69.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 7.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 4.9% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 50.9% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| SciCode | 40.3% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 36.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1468 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1468 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 22.9 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.0 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 20.1 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 37.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 15.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 31.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 83.3% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| APEX-Agents | 22.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| MCP Atlas | 63.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 86.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 28.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 85.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 20.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1452 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1472 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1453 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ProofBench | 2.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1457 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1461 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 85.8% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 65.5% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 73.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 38.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1465 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1456 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1452 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1434 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1145 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1135 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1138 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1141 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1131 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1146 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1069 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1100 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 81.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.3% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| DTBench | 90.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMCA | 36.9% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text | 1445 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1418 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1399 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1455 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1427 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1497 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1472 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1384 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1472 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1455 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1417 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1385 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1411 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1437 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1406 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1397 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 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 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra | Perplexity Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | Perplexity |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | June 4, 2026 | October 30, 2025 |
| Context window | 262K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.60 | $3.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.40 | $15.00 |
| Coding index | 30.0 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Sonar Pro Search for coding?
Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Sonar Pro Search has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Sonar Pro Search?
Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens; Sonar Pro Search costs $3.00 and $15.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Sonar Pro Search?
Nemotron 3 Ultra, with 262K tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both Nemotron 3 Ultra and Sonar Pro Search?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nemotron 3 Ultra has results on AA Coding Index, LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) and SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI); Sonar Pro Search has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.