Compare/NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) vs Sarvam 105B (high)

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)vsSarvam 105B (high)

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

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.04/M
Output
$0.16/M
Speed
97 tok/s
TTFT
5.11s
Sarvam

Sarvam 105B (high)

Input
$0.042/M
Output
$0.17/M
Speed
155 tok/s
TTFT
1.20s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Sarvam 105B (high)
Lower Latency
Sarvam 105B (high)
Benchmarks (4-5)
Sarvam 105B (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)Sarvam 105B (high)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.04$0.042
Output ($/M tokens)$0.16$0.17
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)$0.06
Sarvam 105B (high)$0.06

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
97 tok/s
Sarvam 105B (high)
155 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
5.11s
Sarvam 105B (high)
1.20s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.811.9
Coding Index
Math Index
69.7
GPQA Diamond
57.0%73.8%
MMLU-Pro
74.2%
LiveCodeBench
72.4%
AIME 2025
69.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%10.1%
SciCode
22.0%26.4%
IFBench
27.6%34.4%
TerminalBench
1.5%1.5%
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)4 wins
5 winsSarvam 105B (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) or Sarvam 105B (high)?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.07/M tokens vs $0.07/M for Sarvam 105B (high).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Sarvam 105B (high) wins 5 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Sarvam 105B (high) generates tokens faster at 155 tok/s vs 97 tok/s. However, Sarvam 105B (high) has lower time-to-first-token (1.20s vs 5.11s).

When should I use NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) vs Sarvam 105B (high)?

Choose based on your priorities: NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) for lower cost, Sarvam 105B (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Sarvam 105B (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.