Nemotron 3 Super alternatives
Looking for an alternative to Nemotron 3 Super? Here are the 6 closest llm provider / model options for AI coding, each ranked by how well it replaces Nemotron 3 Super — with the concrete reason to switch.
Quick comparison
| Model | Input price | SWE-bench | Context window | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemotron 3 Super (you) | Free (self-hosted) | 60% | 1M+ | Fast |
| GLM 5.1 | Free (self-hosted) | 58% | 128K | Standard |
| Qwen 3 Coder Next | Free (self-hosted) | 60% | 256K | Standard |
| Kimi K2.6 | $0.60 | 59% | 256K | Standard |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | Free (self-hosted) | 68% | 256K | Fast |
| GPT-OSS 20B | Free (self-hosted) | 61% | 128K | Fast |
| GPT-OSS 120B | Free (self-hosted) | 62% | 128K | Standard |
The best Nemotron 3 Super alternatives
GLM 5.1
Top-tier agentic engineering, complex multi-step workflows, sustained long-horizon coding, self-improving agent loops
Why consider it instead:
- Built for: Top-tier agentic engineering, complex multi-step workflows, sustained long-horizon coding, self-improving agent loops
Next-gen open-source coding model optimized for agentic coding and local dev workflows
Why consider it instead:
- Built for: Next-gen open-source coding model optimized for agentic coding and local dev workflows
Long-horizon coding, UI/UX generation from prompts, multi-agent orchestration, cost-optimized frontier-class workloads (~80% cheaper than GPT-5.5)
Why consider it instead:
- Built for: Long-horizon coding, UI/UX generation from prompts, multi-agent orchestration, cost-optimized frontier-class workloads (~80% cheaper than GPT-5.5)
Single-GPU agentic coding (fits on 1x H100), workstation deployment, beats much larger MoE models on agentic tasks, Apache 2.0 commercial use
Why consider it instead:
- Higher SWE-bench (68% vs 60%)
Local development, consumer hardware, fast reasoning loops, cost-effective agentic coding, laptop-friendly open-weight model
Why consider it instead:
- Higher SWE-bench (61% vs 60%)
Best open-weight model for production coding, configurable reasoning for quality/speed trade-offs, fine-tunable on single H100, agentic workflows
Why consider it instead:
- Higher SWE-bench (62% vs 60%)
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