Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Llama 4 Maverick are closely matched at 19.1 and 14.7 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Meta · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Llama 4 Maverick are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 19.1 and 14.7.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 wins 2; 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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose Llama 4 Maverick
- you want predictable pricing at $0.17/M input and $0.60/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 · 13 for Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Llama 4 Maverick is better at 0 benchmarks.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 4 Maverick has 147.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1, making it 58.1% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Llama 4 Maverick supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.
Llama 4 Maverick can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Llama 4 Maverick
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Llama 4 Maverick uses Llama 4 Community License Agreement.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 3.1 Community License
Open weights
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07, while Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is 0 month newer than Llama 4 Maverick.
Apr 7, 2025
1.4 years ago
2d newerApr 5, 2025
1.4 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 Llama 4 Maverick'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 Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
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Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Llama 4 Maverick side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Llama 4 Maverick.
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