Compare/Nova Lite vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Nova LitevsNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

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

Amazon

Nova Lite

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.24/M
Speed
190 tok/s
TTFT
0.39s
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.24/M
Speed
138 tok/s
TTFT
1.00s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Nova Lite
Lower Latency
Nova Lite
Benchmarks (1-11)
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricNova LiteNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.06$0.06
Output ($/M tokens)$0.24$0.24
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Nova Lite$0.08
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.08

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Nova Lite
190 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
138 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Nova Lite
0.39s
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
1.00s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.724.3
Coding Index
5.119.0
Math Index
7.091.0
GPQA Diamond
43.3%75.7%
MMLU-Pro
59.0%79.4%
LiveCodeBench
16.7%74.1%
AIME 2025
7.0%91.0%
MATH-500
76.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%10.2%
SciCode
13.9%29.6%
IFBench
34.1%71.1%
TerminalBench
0.8%13.6%
Nova Lite1 wins
11 winsNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Nova Lite or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Nova Lite. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova Lite generates tokens faster at 190 tok/s vs 138 tok/s. Nova Lite also has lower time-to-first-token (0.39s vs 1.00s).

When should I use Nova Lite vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova Lite for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.