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Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Nemotron 3 Super

Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (NVIDIA) and Nemotron 3 Super (NVIDIA) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, Nemotron 3 Super holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#120 vs #128).

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 leads Nemotron 3 Super for this pair.

Choose Nemotron 3 Super if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #120 against #128 (37.8 vs 34.0 points).
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Super was listed 11 March 2026, Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 7 April 2025.

Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Nemotron 3 Super: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Nemotron 3 Super
FieldLlama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1NVIDIANemotron 3 SuperNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#128#120
Index score34.037.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.08
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.45
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—236K
API providers listed02
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed7 April 202511 March 2026
PublisherNVIDIANVIDIA

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Nemotron 3 Super

Public benchmark boards where Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Nemotron 3 Super has a published result
BoardLlama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1Nemotron 3 SuperLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14081395–1422Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)10.0Function calling—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Nemotron 3 Super: common questions

Is Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #120 against #128. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 cheaper than Nemotron 3 Super?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Nemotron 3 Super?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Nemotron 3 Super?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Nemotron 3 Super open-weight models?

Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1: Restricted license. Nemotron 3 Super: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Nemotron 3 Super?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and 2 for Nemotron 3 Super, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Llama 3 1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Nemotron 3 Super comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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