Model Comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 30B A3BWhich is better in 2026?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 30B A3B — which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3 30B A3B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
Choose Qwen3 30B A3B if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 222.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 729.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3 30B A3B 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 Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 1 month newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.
Apr 7, 2025
1.2 years ago
Apr 29, 2025
1.1 years ago
3w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Qwen3 30B A3B'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 Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.
Dec 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 30B A3B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 30B A3B.