Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched at 19.1 and 11.2 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 19.1 and 11.2.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 wins 3; 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 3 of 3 exact shared results
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.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 · 4 for Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
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.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 250.0B more parameters than Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512), making it 8333.3% larger.
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).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
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
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
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 Community License
Open weights
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.
Apr 7, 2025
1.5 years ago
Dec 4, 2025
10 months ago
8mo newerKnowledge 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.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
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.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512).