Compare/Gemma 3 12B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Gemma 3 12B InstructvsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

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

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Gemma 3 12B Instruct

Input
$0.09/M
Output
$0.29/M
Speed
TTFT
NVIDIA

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Input
$0.075/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
308 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Lower Latency
Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Benchmarks (5-7)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3 12B InstructNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Input ($/M tokens)$0.09$0.075
Output ($/M tokens)$0.29$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3 12B Instruct$0.12
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$0.10

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
308 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
0.58s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.821.4
Coding Index
6.314.8
Math Index
18.3
GPQA Diamond
34.9%46.9%
MMLU-Pro
59.5%
LiveCodeBench
13.7%
AIME 2025
18.3%
MATH-500
85.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%5.3%
SciCode
17.4%27.8%
IFBench
36.7%63.2%
TerminalBench
0.8%8.3%
Gemma 3 12B Instruct5 wins
7 winsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B Instruct or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.13/M tokens vs $0.14/M for Gemma 3 12B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Gemma 3 12B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning generates tokens faster at 308 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemma 3 12B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.58s).

When should I use Gemma 3 12B Instruct vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Choose based on your priorities: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for lower cost, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for stronger benchmark performance, and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.