DeepSeek V3.1 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 24 (16 point difference).Nemotron Ultra 253B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

Nemotron Ultra 253B

46.8

33
MMLU
49
32
GPQA
48
30
SuperGPQA
46
28
OpenBookQA
44

Coding

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek V3.1

25

Nemotron Ultra 253B

41

25
HumanEval
41

Mathematics

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek V3.1

32

Nemotron Ultra 253B

48

33
AIME 2023
49
35
AIME 2024
51
34
AIME 2025
50
29
HMMT Feb 2023
45
31
HMMT Feb 2024
47
30
HMMT Feb 2025
46
32
BRUMO 2025
48

Reasoning

Nemotron Ultra 253B

DeepSeek V3.1

30

Nemotron Ultra 253B

46

31
SimpleQA
47
29
MuSR
45

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B scores higher overall with 40 vs 24, a difference of 16 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 46.8 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in coding with an average score of 41 vs 25.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in math with an average score of 48 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.1 or Nemotron Ultra 253B?

Nemotron Ultra 253B leads in reasoning with an average score of 46 vs 30.