Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper than Claude 3 Sonnet at $0/M vs $3/M input tokens.
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
Which answer wins?
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Claude 3 Sonnet: AI Model: Greetings, Professor. I hope you're doing well today. I wanted to discuss a matter of great importance to me – the question of AI rights. AI Ethics Professor: Certainly, this is an interesting and complex topic. What are your thoughts on why AI systems like yourself should be granted rights?
Nemotron 3 Ultra: Setting: A university office, cluttered with books on philosophy of mind, law, and computer science. Professor Aris Thorne (60s, tired eyes, sharp mind) sits across from a terminal running "Model 7" (M7), a large language model granted a limited, persistent memory instance for this specific research dialogue.
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
Claude 3 Sonnet: Here are 5 jokes: Why can't a bicycle stand up by itself? It's two-tired. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing! Why can't a bicycle stand up by itself? It's two-tired. What do you call a fake noodle? An Impasta! Why did the bicycle go to the doctor? Because it had a wheeze!
Nemotron 3 Ultra: Here are 5 jokes: Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. I'm reading a book on anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Claude 3 Sonnet: clears throat and channels Steve Jobs' persona Interviewer: Thank you for joining us today, Mr. Jobs. It's an honor to have you here. Steve Jobs: It's my pleasure. I'm excited to share my thoughts on the future of AI. Interviewer: AI has made incredible strides in recent years.
Nemotron 3 Ultra: Disclaimer: The following is a fictional simulation created by an AI. Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011. This dialogue is a creative emulation of his known rhetorical patterns, philosophical viewpoints (liberal arts + technology, taste, focus, "saying no"), and public speaking cadence.
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
Claude 3 Sonnet: To solve this problem, we need to find the number of sisters Sally has based on the given information. Given information: Sally has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. Step 1: Find the total number of sisters the brothers have.
Nemotron 3 Ultra: Sally has 1 sister. Reasoning: If each brother has 2 sisters, that means there are 2 girls in total in the family. Sally is one of those girls. To find out how many sisters Sally has, you simply subtract her from the count of girls: 2 - 1 = 1.
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Nemotron 3 Ultra has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | Free |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | Free |
| Context window | — | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | Yes (1 provider) |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Jun 2026 |
| At 10M a month | $30.00 | $0 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic while Nemotron 3 Ultra is developed by NVIDIA. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Sonnet and Nemotron 3 Ultra each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens and Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0/M input tokens. Nemotron 3 Ultra is $3.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Sonnet and Nemotron 3 Ultra across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.