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NVIDIAReleased April 7, 2025

Llama Nemotron Ultra

NVIDIA · Released April 7, 2025

Intelligence score

9

At a glance

Intelligence
9
Speed
50.9tokens/sec
Latency
2.43stime to first token
Input price
$0.60per 1M tokens
Output price
$1.80per 1M tokens
Context window
130Ktokens
Parameters
253billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) generates output at 50.9 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is at the lower end compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 61.7 t/s). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.59) and $1.80 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $2.20), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameLlama Nemotron Ultra
ProviderNVIDIA
Release dateApril 7, 2025
Intelligence score9
Speed50.9 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)2.43s
Input price$0.60 / 1M tokens
Output price$1.80 / 1M tokens
Context window130,000 tokens
Parameters253B
ReasoningYes
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseNVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: llama-3-1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1-reasoning

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Llama Nemotron Ultra, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.60 and output $1.80 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.60
  2. Output$1.80

Model Intelligence legacy profile: llama-3-1-nemotron-ultra-253b-v1-reasoning

FAQ · 19

Frequently asked questions

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) was released on April 7, 2025.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) was created by NVIDIA.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) generates output at 50.9 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is at the lower end compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 61.7 t/s).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 2.43s (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 2.01s).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.59) and $1.80 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $2.20), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens (based on the median across providers serving the model). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.72 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

Yes, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) supports text input.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) supports text output.

No, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) is not multimodal. It only supports text input.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) has a context window of 130k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) has 253 billion parameters.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) is released under the NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement license. This license allows commercial use.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) achieves a score of 9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) is available via API through 1 provider.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 (Reasoning) is available through 1 API provider.