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Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL wins:

  • Supports vision

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Benchmark Advantage
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Context Window
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Speed
Nemotron Nano 9B V2

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureNemotron Nano 12B 2 VLNemotron Nano 9B V2
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyNemotron Nano 12B 2 VLNemotron Nano 9B V2
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorNvidiaNvidia
ReleasedOct 2025Sep 2025

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL Modalities

Input
imagetextvideo
Output
text

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has cheaper output pricing at $0.16/M tokens.
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 7.5, compared to Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL's score of 5.9.
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL has a 131,072 token context window, while Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has a 131,072 token context window.
Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL supports vision. Nemotron Nano 9B V2 does not support vision.