Compare/NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) vs Ministral 3 14B

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)vsMinistral 3 14B

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

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.05/M
Output
$0.195/M
Speed
157 tok/s
TTFT
0.60s
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 Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 14B
Benchmarks (4-7)
Ministral 3 14B

Pricing Comparison

MetricNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)Ministral 3 14B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.05$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.195$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)$0.07
Ministral 3 14B$0.22

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
157 tok/s
Ministral 3 14B
125 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
0.60s
Ministral 3 14B
0.28s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.216.0
Coding Index
7.510.9
Math Index
62.330.0
GPQA Diamond
55.7%57.2%
MMLU-Pro
73.9%69.3%
LiveCodeBench
70.1%35.1%
AIME 2025
62.3%30.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%4.6%
SciCode
20.9%23.6%
IFBench
27.1%32.0%
TerminalBench
0.8%4.5%
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)4 wins
7 winsMinistral 3 14B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) or Ministral 3 14B?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (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 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 157 tok/s vs 125 tok/s. However, Ministral 3 14B has lower time-to-first-token (0.28s vs 0.60s).

When should I use NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) vs Ministral 3 14B?

Choose based on your priorities: NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Ministral 3 14B for stronger benchmark performance, and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.