DeepSeek-R1 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1
Input tokens$0.55
Output tokens$2.19
Best providerDeepSeek
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

418.0B diff

DeepSeek-R1 has 418.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1, making it 165.2% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1
671.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
671.0B
DeepSeek-R1
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-R1 specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-R1 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-R1 is licensed under MIT, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-R1

MIT

Open weights

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-R1 was released on 2025-01-20, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is 3 months newer than DeepSeek-R1.

DeepSeek-R1

Jan 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

11 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while DeepSeek-R1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1's training data extends to 2023-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-R1's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-R1

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1