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MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 48.7 to 17.9.

MiniMax · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.7 to 17.9, ranking #29 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose MiniMax M3.1 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.7 and ranks #29 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 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.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
48.7
#29
17.9
#238
Reasoning
45.9
#32
16.7
#237
Coding
37.9
#23
14.3
#155
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.15 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.60 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Individual benchmarks

15 reported for MiniMax M3.1 Flash · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2

No common benchmarks found

MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only MiniMax M3.1 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiniMax M3.1 Flash specifies output context (524,288 tokens).

MiniMax
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

MiniMax M3.1 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniMax M3.1 Flash 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.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniMax M3.1 Flash was released on 2026-10-19, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is 14 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Oct 19, 2026

0 days ago

1.2yr newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while MiniMax M3.1 Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M3.1 Flash's cutoff date.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

—

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash
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Nemotron Nano 9B v2
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FAQ

Common questions about MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 48.7 to 17.9. MiniMax M3.1 Flash is made by MiniMax and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does MiniMax M3.1 Flash compare to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores BabyVision: 91.0%, CharXiv-R: 82.5%, CyberGym: 82.2%, BankerToolBench: 76.2%, DeepSWE 1.1: 73.7%. 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 MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash supports 1.0M 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 MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (48.7 vs 17.9), 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 MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is developed by MiniMax and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.

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