Claude 3.5 SonnetvsNemotron Nano 2
Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Nemotron Nano 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | — | 9B |
| Benchmarks | ||
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 59.4% | 64% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 45% | — |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 33.4% | — |
LiveCodeBenchCompetitive coding — Coding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better. | — | 71.1% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | NVIDIA |
| Release date | Jun 20 2024 | Aug 18 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
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Frequently asked questions
Nemotron Nano 2 leads Claude 3.5 Sonnet on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (GPQA Diamond). Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 424 days before Nemotron Nano 2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is proprietary, while Nemotron Nano 2 is open weight.
On GPQA Diamond, Nemotron Nano 2 leads at 64% vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 59.4%.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
Nemotron Nano 2 was released by NVIDIA on Aug 18 2025.
Nemotron Nano 2 leads on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3.5 Sonnet 59.4% vs Nemotron Nano 2 64%.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Nemotron Nano 2 is an open weight model released by NVIDIA.