Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads Nemotron 3 Ultra on coding, 54.1 to 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Nemotron 3 Ultra costs 1.8x less per output token ($2.40 vs $4.425 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 39 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.7 Max: which to pick
Pick Qwen3.7 Max for coding: it scores 54.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 30.0 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for output tokens 1.8x cheaper ($2.40 vs $4.425 per million) and work measured by SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) or CorpFin (Vals AI), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 39
- Nemotron 3 Ultra only
- 32
- Qwen3.7 Max only
- 21
- 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
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max scores 54.1 against 30.0.
3 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 29.5 against 22.9.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 22.5 against 20.1.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 90.2% against 86.1%.
Same board, both measured
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 89.3% against 85.8%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 1274 against 1145.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max takes 1M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Nemotron 3 Ultra $0.0018, Qwen3.7 Max $0.0037 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has the number, $4.69.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks, Qwen3.7 Max 54.1 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Math, 16.4 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Nemotron 3 Ultra 7.6% against Qwen3.7 Max 47.7%, 40.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 against Qwen3.7 Max $4.425 per million output tokens, 1.8x apart.
- Context window
- Nemotron 3 Ultra takes 262K tokens, Qwen3.7 Max 1M.
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 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Bars | Qwen3.7 Max | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 7 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 2 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 5 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 4 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 8 | ||
| General | 2 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 35 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index17
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1515 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| AA Coding Index | 49.3 | 66.0 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 86.0% | 87.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 69.0% | 68.8% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 7.6% | 47.7% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 4.9% | 13.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 50.9% | 61.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SciCode | 40.3% | 49.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 36.4% | 50.8% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| FrontierCode | 13.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| WeirdML | 43.5% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1189.4 | Only Qwen3.7 Max 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 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1514 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1512 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 22.9 | 29.5 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.0 | 154.0 | Qwen3.7 Max |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 20.1 | 22.5 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1208 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1191 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1154 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | Not measured | 1159 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | Not measured | 1187 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | Not measured | 1161 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | Not measured | 1098 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | Not measured | 1169 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 37.7% | 47.8% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 15.4% | 25.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 31.7% | 57.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 83.3% | 94.7% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| 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 26 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 86.1% | 90.2% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.7% | 92.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 28.4% | 40.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 85.4% | 90.9% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 70.4% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 26.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 20.0% | 32.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| EBR-bench | Not measured | 9.5% | Only Qwen3.7 Max 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 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% | 95.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 64.6% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 34.1% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| ProofBench | 2.0% | 26.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| 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 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 85.8% | 89.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.1% | 84.9% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 65.5% | 63.7% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 73.1% | 75.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 38.6% | 38.8% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 55.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Max 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 10 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index08
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1145 | 1274 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1135 | 1267 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1138 | 1265 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1141 | 1276 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1131 | 1265 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1146 | 1275 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1069 | 1216 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1100 | 1211 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.4% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| IFBench | 81.4% | 80.5% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.3% | 79.0% | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
| DTBench | 90.1% | 92.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LMCA | 36.9% | 44.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| 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 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | Not measured | 1110 | Only Qwen3.7 Max 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 | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max | 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 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | June 4, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.60 | $1.475 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.40 | $4.425 |
| Coding index | 30.0 | 54.1 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $4.69 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Qwen3.7 Max for coding?
Pick Qwen3.7 Max for coding: it scores 54.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 30.0 for Nemotron 3 Ultra. Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for output tokens 1.8x cheaper ($2.40 vs $4.425 per million) and work measured by SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) or CorpFin (Vals AI), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.7 Max?
Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.475 and $4.425. Cost per solved task is known for Qwen3.7 Max only.
Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3.7 Max comparison based on?
39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nemotron 3 Ultra's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.7 Max's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.