Compare/Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Llama 3 Instruct 70B

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)vsLlama 3 Instruct 70B

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

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Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.675/M
Output
$2.675/M
Speed
179 tok/s
TTFT
0.92s
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Llama 3 Instruct 70B

Input
$0.65/M
Output
$2.75/M
Speed
47 tok/s
TTFT
0.67s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 3 Instruct 70B
Benchmarks (7-3)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)Llama 3 Instruct 70B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.675$0.65
Output ($/M tokens)$2.675$2.75
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)$0.94
Llama 3 Instruct 70B$0.93

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
179 tok/s
Llama 3 Instruct 70B
47 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
0.92s
Llama 3 Instruct 70B
0.67s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
37.83.5
Coding Index
49.3
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
86.7%37.9%
MMLU-Pro
57.4%
LiveCodeBench
19.8%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
48.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
26.6%4.4%
SciCode
39.9%18.9%
IFBench
81.4%37.1%
TerminalBench
36.4%0.8%
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)7 wins
3 winsLlama 3 Instruct 70B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) or Llama 3 Instruct 70B?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Llama 3 Instruct 70B. 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 47 tok/s. However, Llama 3 Instruct 70B has lower time-to-first-token (0.67s vs 0.92s).

When should I use Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Llama 3 Instruct 70B?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, 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.