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Real data comparison

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)

On quality, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro leads (45.3 vs 38.3). On price, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper ($0.54 vs $1.35 per 1M). In real production usage, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro is used more (rank #5 vs #7 of 291). Across 6 real task categories where both models have classified traffic, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro handles more of the traffic in 4 of them.

  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro
  • NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)
Quality (Intelligence Index)45.3 / 38.3
Price ($/1M blended)$0.54 / $1.35
Average usage share5.01% / 4.14%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 99.7%
Coding index59.4 / 49.3
Agentic index37.8 / 27.5
Context window1,048,576 / 512,288
Quality per dollar83.3 pts/$ / 28.4 pts/$

Head-to-head by real task

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro leads 4 of 6 shared task categories by real classified traffic share; NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) leads 2. Not a benchmark score - this is what developers actually route to each model for, per OpenRouter's task classification.

TaskDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 ProNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)
Workflow Execution5.9%2.3%
Debugging6.2%3.0%
DevOps4.2%6.8%
Repo Scanning5.2%3.1%
File I/O4.8%3.0%
DevOps & Config3.7%5.1%

Usage share over time

7.73%5.79%3.86%1.93%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Jul 22Aug 8
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro
  • NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which is better quality?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (45.3 vs 38.3).

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which is cheaper?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper at $0.54/1M vs $1.35/1M.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which is used more?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #5 vs #7 of 291).

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which wins more real-world task categories?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro handles more traffic in 4 of 6 shared task categories where both models have classified OpenRouter usage.

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 9, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.