Compare/Ministral 3 14B vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Ministral 3 14BvsNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

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

Mistral

Ministral 3 14B

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
125 tok/s
TTFT
0.28s
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.05/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
80 tok/s
TTFT
0.29s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Ministral 3 14B
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 14B
Benchmarks (6-4)
Ministral 3 14B

Pricing Comparison

MetricMinistral 3 14BNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.05
Output ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ministral 3 14B$0.22
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)$0.07

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ministral 3 14B
125 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
80 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ministral 3 14B
0.28s
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
0.29s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.013.2
Coding Index
10.915.8
Math Index
30.013.3
GPQA Diamond
57.2%39.9%
MMLU-Pro
69.3%57.9%
LiveCodeBench
35.1%36.0%
AIME 2025
30.0%13.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%4.6%
SciCode
23.6%23.0%
IFBench
32.0%37.5%
TerminalBench
4.5%12.1%
Ministral 3 14B6 wins
4 winsNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 14B or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)?

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Ministral 3 14B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Ministral 3 14B wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ministral 3 14B generates tokens faster at 125 tok/s vs 80 tok/s. Ministral 3 14B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.28s vs 0.29s).

When should I use Ministral 3 14B vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Ministral 3 14B for stronger benchmark performance, and Ministral 3 14B for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.