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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

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

NVIDIA · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is better at 0 benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most 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 3 shared benchmarks

Choose Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
3 of 3
0 of 3
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
—
131,100
Released
Apr 2025
Dec 2025
License
Llama 3.1 Community License
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

250.0B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 250.0B more parameters than Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512), making it 8333.3% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
3.0Bparameters
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
3.0B
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) specifies input context (131,100 tokens). Only Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) specifies output context (131,100 tokens).

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
Input131,100 tokens
Output131,100 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is 8 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)'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 Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)'s cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512).

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is made by Mistral AI. 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 Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) 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%. Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 77.5%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 54.8%, GPQA: 53.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 supports an unknown number of tokens and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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