Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 leads with 10.9% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B was developed as NVIDIA's largest Nemotron variant, designed to provide maximum capability through extensive customization of large-scale foundations. Built with 253 billion parameters and NVIDIA's specialized training, it represents the flagship offering in the Nemotron family.
Mistral AI
Magistral Small was created as an efficient reasoning-focused variant, designed to bring analytical capabilities to applications with tighter resource constraints. Built to balance problem-solving depth with practical deployment needs, it extends reasoning-enhanced AI to broader use cases.
2 months newer

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
2025-04-07

Magistral Small 2506
Mistral AI
2025-06-10
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Magistral Small 2506
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
2023-12-01
Magistral Small 2506
2025-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Magistral Small 2506

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Magistral Small 2506