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NNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BOPEN

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA): live API pricing, context window and the best open-source alternatives, tracked daily by OpenSourceAI.tech.

Context window
262K
tokens
Input price
$0.05
per M tokens
Output price
$0.2
per M tokens
Provider
NVIDIA

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Benchmarks & performance

Independent benchmark scores for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better. Measurement mode: Reasoning.

26×
More intelligence per dollar than Claude Opus 5.
For the same budget, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B delivers 26 times more capability. Open weights also mean you can self-host it and pay nothing per token.
Intelligence index14.2
Coding index14.4
Math index91
GPQA75.7%
MMLU-Pro79.4%
Humanity's Last Exam10.2%
Long Context Reasoning33.7%
LiveCodeBench74.1%
SciCode29.6%
AIME 202591%
IFBench71.1%
τ²-Bench40.9%
τ-Bench Banking6%
Terminal-Bench6.7%
Terminal-Bench Hard13.6%
⚡ Speed201.1 tokens/sec
⏱ Latency0.77s to first token
💰 Blended price$0.088 / 1M tokens
📈 Value161.4 intelligence points per $
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis

About this model

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is an open-weight AI model by NVIDIA. You can download and self-host it for free; the prices below are hosted-API list prices, tracked hourly, for when you prefer convenience over self-hosting.

Frequently asked questions

What is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is an AI language model from NVIDIA. It is open-weight: you can download it and run it on your own hardware, for free. It scores 14.2 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.

Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B free?

The weights are free and open — you can self-host Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and pay nothing per token. If you prefer a hosted API, list prices are $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.2 per million output tokens.

What is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B good at?

Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it GPQA 75.7%, MMLU-Pro 79.4%, Humanity's Last Exam 10.2%, Long Context Reasoning 33.7%, LiveCodeBench 74.1%, SciCode 29.6%, AIME 2025 91%, IFBench 71.1%, τ²-Bench 40.9%, τ-Bench Banking 6%, Terminal-Bench 6.7%, Terminal-Bench Hard 13.6%. It is particularly used for code generation.

How fast is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

It generates about 201.1 tokens per second, with a median 0.77s delay before the first token. Measured independently by Artificial Analysis.

Can I self-host Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Yes. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has open weights, so you can download it and run it on your own GPU or server with tools like Ollama, vLLM or llama.cpp — with no per-token cost.

Open-source alternatives

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