Compare/Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)vsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
TTFT
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
138 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)
Benchmarks (9-3)
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.15$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)$0.21
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)$0.26

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
138 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
0.53s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.510.1
Coding Index
13.65.9
Math Index
21.726.7
GPQA Diamond
62.3%43.9%
MMLU-Pro
77.9%64.9%
LiveCodeBench
33.4%34.5%
AIME 2025
21.7%26.7%
MATH-500
93.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.3%4.5%
SciCode
33.3%17.6%
IFBench
40.2%25.9%
TerminalBench
3.8%0.0%
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)9 wins
3 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.26/M tokens vs $0.30/M for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 138 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.53s).

When should I use Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) for lower cost, Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) for stronger benchmark performance, and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.