Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 leads with 5.2% higher average benchmark score. Qwen3 30B A3B is available on 3 providers. 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B was created with a mixture-of-experts architecture featuring 30 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to provide strong capabilities with efficient inference through sparse activation, it balances performance with practical computational requirements.
22 days newer

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

Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3 30B A3B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
2023-12-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3 30B A3B
DeepInfra

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3 30B A3B

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3 30B A3B
Fireworks
Novita