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Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Context Window
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Speed
Nemotron Nano 9B V2

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructNemotron Nano 9B V2Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.04 Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.16 Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.10 Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is 30% cheaper overall.

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Providers

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Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Wins
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Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructNemotron Nano 9B V2Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
26.313.2
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-7.5-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-62.3-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
30.473.9
GPQA
Graduate-level science
9.155.7
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-70.1-
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
37.1--
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
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Context & Performance

Context Window

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
128,000
tokens
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
131,072
tokens
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has a 2% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructNemotron Nano 9B V2Winner
Tokens/secondN/A137.2 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A0.53s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi-3 Mini 128K InstructNemotron Nano 9B V2
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi-3 Mini 128K InstructNemotron Nano 9B V2
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMicrosoftNvidia
ReleasedUnknownSep 2025

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 7.5, compared to Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct's score of N/A.
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window, while Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has a 131,072 token context window.
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct does not support vision. Nemotron Nano 9B V2 does not support vision.