DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) 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 Flash 0420 (High)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High): 6.1% less intelligence, 312.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.4 | 22.9 | −6.1% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 6.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $144.48 | $596.33 | +312.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 4.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 15.29s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.11 / $0.23 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- 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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