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Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
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— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Released
Jan 2025
Apr 2025
License
Proprietary
Llama 3.1 Community License

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Aug 27 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is licensed under a proprietary license, 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.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking was released on 2025-01-21, 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 Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Jan 21, 2025

1.6 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-01.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has more recent training data (up to 2024-08-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (2023-12-01).

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Aug 2024

8 mo newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Which is better, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is made by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking scores MMMU: 75.4%, GPQA: 74.2%, AIME 2024: 73.3%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 scores MATH-500: 97.0%, IFEval: 89.5%, GPQA: 76.0%, BFCL v2: 74.1%, AIME 2025: 72.5%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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