Compare/Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs Step 3.5 Flash

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningvsStep 3.5 Flash

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

NVIDIA

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

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

Step 3.5 Flash

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
192 tok/s
TTFT
0.88s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Faster (tok/s)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Lower Latency
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Benchmarks (0-7)
Step 3.5 Flash

Pricing Comparison

MetricNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningStep 3.5 Flash
Input ($/M tokens)$0.075$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$0.10
Step 3.5 Flash$0.13

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
306 tok/s
Step 3.5 Flash
192 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
0.58s
Step 3.5 Flash
0.88s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
21.437.8
Coding Index
14.831.6
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
46.9%83.1%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.3%19.1%
SciCode
27.8%40.4%
IFBench
63.2%64.6%
TerminalBench
8.3%27.3%
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning0 wins
7 winsStep 3.5 Flash

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning or Step 3.5 Flash?

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 Step 3.5 Flash.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Step 3.5 Flash wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning. 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 306 tok/s vs 192 tok/s. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning also has lower time-to-first-token (0.58s vs 0.88s).

When should I use Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs Step 3.5 Flash?

Choose based on your priorities: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for lower cost, Step 3.5 Flash for stronger benchmark performance, and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.