Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-31.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning): 15.3% less intelligence, 71.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.8 | 10.0 | −15.3% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 15.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,541.98 | $2,641.61 | +71.3% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 71.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.45s | 16.01s | −17.7% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 17.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.60 / $2.70 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
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 (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
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