Model Comparison

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 32BWhich is better in 2026?

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Verdict: Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 32B — which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3 32B (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 1 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 32B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025). Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 if…

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

Choose Qwen3 32B if…

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

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.

Sat Aug 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

220.2B diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has 220.2B more parameters than Qwen3 32B, making it 671.3% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
253.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
32.8Bparameters
253.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
32.8B
Qwen3 32B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 32B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 32B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Sat Aug 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

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 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Qwen3 32B

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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.3 years ago

Qwen3 32B

Apr 29, 2025

1.3 years ago

3w newer

Knowledge 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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

Qwen3 32B

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Higher LiveCodeBench score (66.3% vs 65.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (72.9% vs 72.5%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 32B
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NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B

FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Qwen3 32B.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Qwen3 32B?

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3 32B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 Qwen3 32B 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%. Qwen3 32B scores Arena Hard: 93.8%, AIME 2024: 81.4%, LiveBench: 74.9%, MultiLF: 73.0%, AIME 2025: 72.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Qwen3 32B?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 32B supports 128K 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 Qwen3 32B?

Key differences include 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 Qwen3 32B?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3 32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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