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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 18.5.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 18.5, ranking #2 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.0 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

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 4 Carbon
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
18.5
#242
Reasoning
54.9
#5
18.2
#240
Coding
48.1
#3
12.3
#174
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 6 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 4 Carbon supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Gemini 4 Carbon can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon 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 4 Carbon

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 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 19 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

1 days ago

1.6yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Gemini 4 Carbon'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 Gemini 4 Carbon's cutoff date.

Gemini 4 Carbon

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 18.5. Gemini 4 Carbon 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 4 Carbon compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 in benchmarks?

Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%. 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 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 18.5), 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 4 Carbon and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemini 4 Carbon is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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