Compare/Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)vsQwen3 8B (Reasoning)

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

NVIDIA

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.37/M
Output
$1.08/M
Speed
390 tok/s
TTFT
0.50s
Alibaba

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.11/M
Output
$1.15/M
Speed
66 tok/s
TTFT
1.39s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-5)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.37$0.11
Output ($/M tokens)$1.08$1.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)$0.48
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)$0.22

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
390 tok/s
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
66 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
0.50s
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
1.39s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
47.713.2
Coding Index
37.69.0
Math Index
19.0
GPQA Diamond
86.7%58.9%
MMLU-Pro
74.3%
LiveCodeBench
40.6%
AIME 2025
19.0%
MATH-500
90.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
26.6%4.2%
SciCode
39.9%22.6%
IFBench
81.4%33.5%
TerminalBench
36.4%2.3%
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)7 wins
5 winsQwen3 8B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) or Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.37/M tokens vs $0.55/M for Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 8B (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 390 tok/s vs 66 tok/s. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.50s vs 1.39s).

When should I use Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 8B (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.