Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 57.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4.6 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom), while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 62.5x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4.6 is more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Claude Sonnet 4.6's 200,000 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4.6 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.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released on 2026-02-17, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is 2 months newer than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Feb 17, 2026

1 months ago

2mo newer
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s training data extends to 2025-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

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Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available from Anthropic. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (89.9% vs 75.0%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (49.0% vs 15.5%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (79.6% vs 38.8%)
Higher Tau2 Retail score (91.7% vs 56.9%)
Higher Tau2 Telecom score (97.9% vs 42.2%)
NVIDIA
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores Tau2 Telecom: 97.9%, Tau2 Retail: 91.7%, GPQA: 89.9%, MMMLU: 89.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 79.6%. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) scores AIME 2025: 99.2%, WMT24++: 86.2%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, GPQA: 75.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 68.3%.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 50.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via deepinfra.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports 200K tokens and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 262K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.06/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA.