Llama 4 Scout vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Llama 4 Scout by Meta 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.
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Verdict
Depends on your budget
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) scores 16.4 points higher (22.9 vs 6.5) but costs 8.1× as much to run the benchmark ($596 vs $73.6; 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 6.5, and Llama 4 Scout when 6.5 is enough.
| Metric | Llama 4 Scout | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.5 | 22.9 | +252.3% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 3.5× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $73.56 | $596.33 | +710.7% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 8.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.61s | 14.75s | +123.1% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 123.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.18 / $0.66 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Llama 4 Scout: 252.3% more intelligence, 710.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 123.1% slower end-to-end.
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Against the frontier
- Llama 4 Scout is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Xhigh) scores 34.60 for $66.8.
- 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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