Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 vs Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads 51.9 to 43.1.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 36.7 | 43.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 38.4 (#177), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 42.4 (#100)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1439 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 15.7 (#149), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 10% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 26.3 (#134), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 29.3 (#92)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1316 | 1428 |
Math Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 37.5 (#152), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.0 (#118)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1426 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: —, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 40.3 (#121)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1442 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: —, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1247 |
Multilingual Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 43.1 (#187), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 51.9 (#97)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1405 |
| LMArena Russian | 1284 | 1408 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1463 |
| LMArena French | — | 1452 |
| LMArena German | — | 1424 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1385 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1394 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1428 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 69.0 (#178), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 74.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1308 | 1406 |
Long Context Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 39.5 (#177), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 43.4 (#98)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1299 | 1420 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1: 52.2 (#175), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1314 | 1366 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1317 | 1428 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 better than Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 or Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B better for coding?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 38.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253b v1 has 11 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has 18.