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Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super

Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct (NVIDIA) and Nemotron 3 Super (NVIDIA) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 September 2026

As of 17 September 2026, Nemotron 3 Super holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#125 vs #189).

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct leads Nemotron 3 Super for this pair.

Choose Nemotron 3 Super if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #125 against #189 (38.7 vs 17.2 points).
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1408 against 1312.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Super was listed 11 March 2026, Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct 22 September 2024.

Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct and Nemotron 3 Super
FieldLlama 3 1 Nemotron 51B InstructNVIDIANemotron 3 SuperNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#189#125
Index score17.238.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.08
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.45
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—236K
API providers listed02
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed22 September 202411 March 2026
PublisherNVIDIANVIDIA

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super

Public benchmark boards where Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct or Nemotron 3 Super has a published result
BoardLlama 3 1 Nemotron 51B InstructNemotron 3 SuperLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13121291–133414081395–1422Nemotron 3 Super

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super: common questions

Is Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 September 2026: #125 against #189. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.

Is Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct cheaper than Nemotron 3 Super?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct or Nemotron 3 Super?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct or Nemotron 3 Super?

Arena coding: Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct 1312, Nemotron 3 Super 1408 — Nemotron 3 Super leads.

Are Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct and Nemotron 3 Super open-weight models?

Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct: Restricted license. Nemotron 3 Super: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct and Nemotron 3 Super?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct and 2 for Nemotron 3 Super, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Super comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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