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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) 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?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
0 of 3
3 of 3
Input price
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Output price
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Released
May 2025
Apr 2025
License
Gemma
Llama 3.1 Community License

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

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

Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

251.1B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 251.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview), making it 13146.1% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
1.9Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is licensed under Gemma, 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.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Gemma

Open weights

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) was released on 2025-05-20, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is 1 month newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

1mo newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-01.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) has more recent training data (up to 2024-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (2023-12-01).

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Jun 2024

6 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 Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) 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 Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%. 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 Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

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

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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