Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) by Multiverse Computing? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)
Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning): 16.6% more intelligence, 58.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 2.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.9 | 26.7 | +16.6% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 16.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $596.33 | $246.48 | −58.7% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 58.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.29s | 15.66s | +2.4% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 2.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.60 / $2.70 | $0.11 / $0.33 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- 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.
- Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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