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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs Seed 2.0 Lite

Seed 2.0 Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 32.1 to 19.3.

NVIDIA · ByteDance · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Seed 2.0 Lite leads the overall LLM Stats Score 32.1 to 19.3, ranking #99 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Seed 2.0 Lite wins 2; 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 need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Seed 2.0 Lite

  • overall performance matters — it scores 32.1 and ranks #99 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
NVIDIA
Seed 2.0 Lite
ByteDance
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
19.3
#195
32.1
#99
Reasoning
18.9
#193
31.8
#99
Coding
12.6
#139
17.9
#107
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Seed 2.0 Lite
Math
15.7#207
25.1#107
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 · 5 for Seed 2.0 Lite

2 shared

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Seed 2.0 Lite is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA).

Seed 2.0 Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Seed 2.0 Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not.

Seed 2.0 Lite 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

Seed 2.0 Lite

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 Seed 2.0 Lite uses a proprietary license.

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

Seed 2.0 Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 was released on 2025-04-07, while Seed 2.0 Lite was released on 2026-02-14.

Seed 2.0 Lite is 10 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Apr 7, 2025

1.4 years ago

Seed 2.0 Lite

Feb 14, 2026

6 months ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Seed 2.0 Lite has a cutoff of 2024-01-01.

Seed 2.0 Lite has more recent training data (up to 2024-01-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (2023-12-01).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1

Dec 2023

Seed 2.0 Lite

Jan 2024

1 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Seed 2.0 Lite 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 Seed 2.0 Lite.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 or Seed 2.0 Lite?

Seed 2.0 Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 32.1 to 19.3. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is made by NVIDIA and Seed 2.0 Lite is made by ByteDance. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 compare to Seed 2.0 Lite 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%. Seed 2.0 Lite scores AIME 2025: 93.0%, AIME 2026: 88.3%, GPQA: 85.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 81.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.5%.

What are the main differences between Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Seed 2.0 Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (19.3 vs 32.1), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 and Seed 2.0 Lite?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and Seed 2.0 Lite is developed by ByteDance.

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