Celeris-1 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Celeris-1 by Celeris or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) scores 16.6 points higher (22.9 vs 6.3) but costs 12× as much to run the benchmark ($697 vs $60.0; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) when you need intelligence above 6.3, and Celeris-1 when 6.3 is enough.
| Metric | Celeris-1 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.3 | 22.9 | +263.5% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 3.6× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $59.99 | $696.84 | +1061.6% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 12× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 0.87s | 18.94s | +2077.0% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 2077.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.70 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
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Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Celeris-1: 263.5% more intelligence, 1061.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 2077.0% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Celeris-1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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