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Grok 4.6 vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Comparing Grok 4.6 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.6 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok 4.6

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok 4.6
xAI
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
NVIDIA
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Released
Aug 2026
Aug 2025
License
Proprietary
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.6 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.6 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.6
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

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

Grok 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.6 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 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.6 was released on 2026-08-12, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

Grok 4.6 is 12 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Grok 4.6

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

11mo newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.6 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-01, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a cutoff of 2024-09-01.

Grok 4.6 has more recent training data (up to 2026-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (2024-09-01).

Grok 4.6

Feb 2026

1.4 yr newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.6 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.6
✓ Preferred
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.6 vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, Grok 4.6 or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Grok 4.6 (xAI) and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (NVIDIA) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok 4.6 compare to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

Grok 4.6 scores CursorBench v3.2: 69.9%, DeepSWE 1.1: 65.9%, FrontierCode: 61.3%, AA-Index: 61.0%, GDPval-AA: 58.4%. 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 4.6 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Grok 4.6 supports 500K 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 4.6 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 4.6 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Grok 4.6 is developed by xAI and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.

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