DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) by DeepSeek or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max): 49.2% less intelligence, 34.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 3.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 45.1 | 22.9 | −49.2% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 49.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $444.60 | $596.33 | +34.1% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 34.1% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.82s | 15.29s | −3.4% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 3.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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