DeepSeek-R1 vs Nemotron Ultra 253B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Nemotron Ultra 253B wins overall with a score of 40 vs 35 (5 point difference).Nemotron Ultra 253B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Nemotron Ultra 253B

46.8

44
MMLU
49
43
GPQA
48
41
SuperGPQA
46
39
OpenBookQA
44

Coding

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek-R1

36

Nemotron Ultra 253B

41

36
HumanEval
41

Mathematics

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek-R1

43

Nemotron Ultra 253B

48

44
AIME 2023
49
46
AIME 2024
51
45
AIME 2025
50
40
HMMT Feb 2023
45
42
HMMT Feb 2024
47
41
HMMT Feb 2025
46
43
BRUMO 2025
48

Reasoning

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek-R1

41

Nemotron Ultra 253B

46

42
SimpleQA
47
40
MuSR
45

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B scores higher overall with 40 vs 35, a difference of 5 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 46.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in coding with an average score of 41 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in math with an average score of 48 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in reasoning with an average score of 46 vs 41.