Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 32B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Qwen3 32B are closely matched at 19.1 and 18.4 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Qwen3 32B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 19.1 and 18.4.
The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
- you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem
Choose Qwen3 32B
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 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 · 9 for Qwen3 32B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 32B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).
Both models are evenly matched across the 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 220.2B more parameters than Qwen3 32B, making it 671.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 32B specifies input context (40,960 tokens). Only Qwen3 32B specifies output context (40,960 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3 32B 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 32B was released on 2025-04-29.
Qwen3 32B is 1 month newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.
Apr 7, 2025
1.5 years ago
Apr 29, 2025
1.4 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 32B'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 32B'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 Qwen3 32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 32B.