Compare/Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)vsDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

NVIDIA

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.675/M
Output
$2.675/M
Speed
179 tok/s
TTFT
0.92s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)

Input
$1.635/M
Output
$2.75/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-5)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.675$1.635
Output ($/M tokens)$2.675$2.75
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)$0.94
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)$1.91

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
179 tok/s
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
0.92s
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
37.830.4
Coding Index
49.343.5
Math Index
89.7
GPQA Diamond
86.7%79.2%
MMLU-Pro
85.1%
LiveCodeBench
79.8%
AIME 2025
89.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
26.6%15.2%
SciCode
39.9%40.6%
IFBench
81.4%57.0%
TerminalBench
36.4%30.3%
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)6 wins
5 winsDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.18/M tokens vs $1.91/M for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 179 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.92s).

When should I use Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.