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

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)vsMinistral 3 14B

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

NVIDIA

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

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

Ministral 3 14B

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.216.0
Coding Index
15.810.9
Math Index
13.330.0
GPQA Diamond
39.9%57.2%
MMLU-Pro
57.9%69.3%
LiveCodeBench
36.0%35.1%
AIME 2025
13.3%30.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%4.6%
SciCode
23.0%23.6%
IFBench
37.5%32.0%
TerminalBench
12.1%4.5%
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)4 wins
6 winsMinistral 3 14B

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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. However, Ministral 3 14B has lower time-to-first-token (0.28s vs 0.29s).

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

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.