Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 leads with 2.7% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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-Next 80B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Qwen3-Next 80B, designed to combine large-scale mixture-of-experts architecture with reliable instruction-following. Built to demonstrate efficient deployment of capable models, it balances advanced performance with practical computational efficiency.
5 months newer

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
2023-12-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Novita

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct