Compare/Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Olmo 3.1 32B InstructvsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

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

Allen Institute for AI

Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
55 tok/s
TTFT
0.23s
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
138 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
Benchmarks (4-6)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricOlmo 3.1 32B InstructNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct$0.26
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)$0.26

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
55 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
138 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct
0.23s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)
0.53s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.210.1
Coding Index
5.65.9
Math Index
26.7
GPQA Diamond
53.9%43.9%
MMLU-Pro
64.9%
LiveCodeBench
34.5%
AIME 2025
26.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%4.5%
SciCode
16.7%17.6%
IFBench
39.2%25.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%0.0%
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct4 wins
6 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-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 Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 138 tok/s vs 55 tok/s. Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.23s vs 0.53s).

When should I use Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.