Model Comparison

Grok-3 Mini vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Grok-3 Mini outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-3 Mini specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 Mini specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-3 Mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

Grok-3 Mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-3 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-3 Mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 6 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

8 months ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 Mini has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a cutoff of 2024-09-01.

Grok-3 Mini has more recent training data (up to 2024-11-17), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (2024-09-01).

Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

2 mo newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (90.8% vs 72.1%)
Higher GPQA score (84.0% vs 64.0%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (80.4% vs 71.1%)
NVIDIA
Has open weights
xAIGrok-3 Mini
NVIDIANemotron Nano 9B v2
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-3 Mini vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, Grok-3 Mini or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-3 Mini is made by xAI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Grok-3 Mini compare to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-3 Mini and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Grok-3 Mini supports 128K tokens and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-3 Mini and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-3 Mini and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.