Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1Which is better in 2026?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 — which is better?

Gemini 3 Pro (by Google) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (by NVIDIA) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemini 3 Pro if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2025

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Pro specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Pro specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 does not.

Gemini 3 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Gemini 3 Pro is 8 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Gemini 3 Pro

Nov 18, 2025

6 months ago

8mo newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Pro has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

Gemini 3 Pro has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

Gemini 3 Pro

Jan 2025

1.1 yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (100.0% vs 47.1%)
Higher GPQA score (91.9% vs 54.1%)
NVIDIA
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Pro
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Pro vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro is made by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 3 Pro compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Pro scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Global PIQA: 93.4%, GPQA: 91.9%, MMMLU: 91.8%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 3 Pro supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3 Pro and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 3 Pro is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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