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Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 19.1.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 19.1, ranking #122 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.9 and ranks #122 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#122
19.1
#206
Reasoning
28.4
#129
18.8
#205
Coding
16.7
#124
12.4
#146
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 3
0 of 3
Input price
$1.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Math
22.0#142
15.6#214
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 · 6 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

3 shared

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 specifies output context (65,535 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,535 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 was released on 2025-06-05, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is 2 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jun 5, 2025

1.3 years ago

1mo newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-01.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (2023-12-01).

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jan 2025

1.1 yr 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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 19.1. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 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 capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 89.2%, AIME 2025: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 87.8%, GPQA: 86.4%, VideoMMMU: 83.6%. 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 context window sizes for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 19.1), 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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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