Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Beam 1.0
Beam 1.0 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning): 32.3% more intelligence, 54.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 55.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.9 | 30.3 | +32.3% Beam 1.0 is 32.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $696.84 | $318.73 | −54.3% Beam 1.0 is 54.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.16s | 7.57s | −55.9% Beam 1.0 is 55.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.60 / $2.70 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| 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 (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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