Compare/Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)vsGemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

NVIDIA

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
51 tok/s
TTFT
0.29s
Google

Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.14/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
29 tok/s
TTFT
0.79s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.14
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)$0.14
Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)$0.18

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
51 tok/s
Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)
29 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
0.29s
Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)
0.79s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.732.3
Coding Index
15.133.9
Math Index
76.7
GPQA Diamond
74.8%76.3%
MMLU-Pro
81.4%
LiveCodeBench
73.7%
AIME 2025
76.7%
MATH-500
98.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.8%11.5%
SciCode
34.8%41.1%
IFBench
37.0%53.5%
TerminalBench
5.3%30.3%
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)5 wins
7 winsGemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) or Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)?

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.17/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 51 tok/s vs 29 tok/s. Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.29s vs 0.79s).

When should I use Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) vs Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) for lower cost, Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.