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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 vs GPT-5.2 Pro

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2 Pro wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2 Pro
Context Window
GPT-5.2 Pro
Speed
GPT-5.2 Pro

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricLlama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.60$21.00 Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.80$168.00 Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 is 98% cheaper overall.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 Providers

Nebius $0.60 (Cheapest)

GPT-5.2 Pro Providers

OpenAI $21.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 Wins
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GPT-5.2 Pro Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkLlama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-51.2-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-48.7-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-99.0-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-90.3-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-88.9-
GPT-5.2 Pro significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1
131,072
tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro has a 67% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricLlama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Tokens/secondN/A98.3 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A46.57s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1GPT-5.2 Pro
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1GPT-5.2 Pro
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorNvidiaOpenAI
ReleasedApr 2025Dec 2025

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 Modalities

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Output
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GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.60/M tokens. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has cheaper output pricing at $1.80/M tokens.
GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 48.7, compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1's score of N/A.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 has a 131,072 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B v1 does not support vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.