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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs GPT-5 Nano

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time

GPT-5 Nano wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Context Window
GPT-5 Nano
Speed
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BGPT-5 NanoWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.05$0.05Tie
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.20$0.40 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$5000.00 GPT-5 Nano
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 36% cheaper overall.

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B Providers

DeepInfra $0.05 (Cheapest)
Chutes $0.06

GPT-5 Nano Providers

OpenAI $0.05 (Cheapest)
Azure $0.05 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B Wins
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GPT-5 Nano Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BGPT-5 NanoWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
13.326.7
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
15.820.3
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
13.383.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
57.978.0
GPQA
Graduate-level science
39.967.6
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
36.078.9
GPT-5 Nano shows stronger mathematical reasoning abilities.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
262,144
tokens
GPT-5 Nano
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5 Nano has a 34% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BGPT-5 NanoWinner
Tokens/second178.1 tok/s125.9 tok/s
Time to First Token0.25s120.07s
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B responds 42% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BGPT-5 Nano
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BGPT-5 Nano
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorNvidiaOpenAI
ReleasedDec 2025Aug 2025

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B Modalities

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Output
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GPT-5 Nano Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has cheaper input pricing at $0.05/M tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
GPT-5 Nano scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 20.3, compared to Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B's score of 15.8.
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a 262,144 token context window, while GPT-5 Nano has a 400,000 token context window.
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B does not support vision. GPT-5 Nano supports vision.