Claude Opus 4.5 vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) Comparison
Comparing Claude Opus 4.5 and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Claude Opus 4.5 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom), while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude Opus 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 83.3x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 104.2x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.5 is more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Claude Opus 4.5's 200,000 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Claude Opus 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.
Claude Opus 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
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License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Opus 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 1 month newer than Claude Opus 4.5.
Nov 24, 2025
3 months ago
Dec 15, 2025
2 months ago
3w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Claude Opus 4.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a cutoff of 2025-11-28.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has more recent training data (up to 2025-11-28), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Claude Opus 4.5 (2025-03-31).
Mar 2025
Nov 2025
8 mo newerProvider Availability
Claude Opus 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Claude Opus 4.5
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Claude Opus 4.5
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Detailed Comparison
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