Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 leads with 39.2% 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.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 MoE was created using a mixture-of-experts architecture, designed to provide enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency through sparse activation. Built to combine the benefits of larger models with practical computational requirements, it represents Microsoft's exploration of efficient scaling techniques.
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Microsoft
2024-08-23

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
2025-04-07
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
2023-12-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

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