Compare/Mistral Small 3 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Mistral Small 3vsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

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

Mistral

Mistral Small 3

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
157 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s
NVIDIA

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Input
$0.075/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
284 tok/s
TTFT
0.57s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Lower Latency
Mistral Small 3
Benchmarks (5-6)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small 3Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.075
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small 3$0.13
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$0.10

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small 3
157 tok/s
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
284 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small 3
0.53s
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
0.57s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
6.914.9
Coding Index
Math Index
4.3
GPQA Diamond
46.2%46.9%
MMLU-Pro
65.2%
LiveCodeBench
25.2%
AIME 2025
4.3%
MATH-500
71.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.1%5.3%
SciCode
23.6%27.8%
IFBench
26.4%63.2%
TerminalBench
8.3%
Mistral Small 35 wins
6 winsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3 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 $0.15/M for Mistral Small 3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Mistral Small 3. 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 284 tok/s vs 157 tok/s. Mistral Small 3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.53s vs 0.57s).

When should I use Mistral Small 3 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.