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

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)vsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)

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

Google

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)

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

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (7-4)
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (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 (Reasoning)$0.26

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.514.9
Coding Index
13.611.7
Math Index
21.775.0
GPQA Diamond
62.3%57.2%
MMLU-Pro
77.9%75.9%
LiveCodeBench
33.4%69.4%
AIME 2025
21.7%75.0%
MATH-500
93.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.3%5.3%
SciCode
33.3%26.2%
IFBench
40.2%31.9%
TerminalBench
3.8%4.5%
Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25)7 wins
4 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (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 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Gemini 2.0 Flash (Feb '25) vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (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 both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.