UPC is a high-level parallel programming language designed for distributed memory systems, employing a Partitioned Global Address Space (PGAS) model.MPI is a standard for message-passing on distributed memory systems, offering fine-grained control over communication.CUDA is a parallel computing platform specifically for NVIDIA GPUs, excelling at data-parallel workloads.Selecting the right parallel programming paradigm requires considering hardware capabilities, application requirements, and developer expertise.