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Nemotron Nano 9B V2 vs GPT-5 Nano

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5 Nano wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Context Window
GPT-5 Nano
Speed
GPT-5 Nano

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricNemotron Nano 9B V2GPT-5 NanoWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.04$0.05 Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.16$0.40 Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$5000.00 GPT-5 Nano
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is 49% cheaper overall.

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Providers

DeepInfra $0.04 (Cheapest)
Together $0.06

GPT-5 Nano Providers

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

Benchmark Comparison

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Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Wins
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GPT-5 Nano Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkNemotron Nano 9B V2GPT-5 NanoWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
13.126.7
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
7.520.3
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
62.383.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
73.978.0
GPQA
Graduate-level science
55.767.6
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
70.178.9
GPT-5 Nano significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Nemotron Nano 9B V2
131,072
tokens
GPT-5 Nano
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5 Nano has a 67% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricNemotron Nano 9B V2GPT-5 NanoWinner
Tokens/second118.4 tok/s118.7 tok/s-
Time to First Token0.28s122.66s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureNemotron Nano 9B V2GPT-5 Nano
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyNemotron Nano 9B V2GPT-5 Nano
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorNvidiaOpenAI
ReleasedSep 2025Aug 2025

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 Modalities

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GPT-5 Nano Modalities

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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.
GPT-5 Nano scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 20.3, compared to Nemotron Nano 9B V2's score of 7.5.
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has a 131,072 token context window, while GPT-5 Nano has a 400,000 token context window.
Nemotron Nano 9B V2 does not support vision. GPT-5 Nano supports vision.