Grok 4.7 (Low) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (Low) by SpaceXAI 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.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (Low) scores 19.3 points higher (42.2 vs 22.9) but costs 2.4× as much to run the benchmark ($1407 vs $596; both premium class). Pick Grok 4.7 (Low) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (Low) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.2 | 22.9 | −45.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 45.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,406.89 | $596.33 | −57.6% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 57.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.57s | 15.29s | +32.2% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 32.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.7 (Low): 45.7% less intelligence, 57.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 32.2% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- 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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