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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs MiniMax M1 40K

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

NVIDIA · MiniMax · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MATH-500), while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks

Choose MiniMax M1 40K

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
MiniMax M1 40K
MiniMax
Benchmark wins
3 of 4
1 of 4
Input price
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Output price
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Released
Apr 2025
Jun 2025
License
Llama 3.1 Community License
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MATH-500), while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

203.0B diff

MiniMax M1 40K has 203.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1, making it 80.2% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
456.0Bparameters
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
456.0B
MiniMax M1 40K

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while MiniMax M1 40K uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

MiniMax M1 40K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07, while MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16.

MiniMax M1 40K is 2 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

MiniMax M1 40K

Jun 16, 2025

1.2 years ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while MiniMax M1 40K'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 MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

MiniMax M1 40K

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs MiniMax M1 40K.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or MiniMax M1 40K?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA and MiniMax M1 40K is made by MiniMax. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 compare to MiniMax M1 40K in benchmarks?

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%. MiniMax M1 40K scores MATH-500: 96.0%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.6%, ZebraLogic: 80.1%, OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k: 76.1%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and MiniMax M1 40K?

Key differences include licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and MiniMax M1 40K?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and MiniMax M1 40K is developed by MiniMax.

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