Model Comparison

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Nova LiteWhich is better in 2026?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Nova Lite cost the same.

Verdict: Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Nova Lite — which is better?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) (by NVIDIA) and Nova Lite (by Amazon) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Lite is better at 0 benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Nova Lite also accepts a larger context window (300,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova Lite if…

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 300,000 token context window
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

For input processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens) costs the same as Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens) costs the same as Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Nova Lite cost the same.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerDeepinfra
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input tokens$0.06
Output tokens$0.24
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s 262,144 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Amazon
Nova Lite
Input300,000 tokens
Output2,048 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Nova Lite uses a proprietary license.

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 13 months newer than Nova Lite.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

5 months ago

1.1yr newer
Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Nova Lite'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 Nova Lite's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Nova Lite

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Provider Availability

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M

Nova Lite

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
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

NVIDIA
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (75.0% vs 42.0%)
Amazon
Larger context window (300,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Amazon
Nova Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Nova Lite.

Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) or Nova Lite?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA and Nova Lite is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) compare to Nova Lite in benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) scores AIME 2025: 99.2%, WMT24++: 86.2%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, GPQA: 75.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 68.3%. Nova Lite scores GSM8k: 94.5%, ARC-C: 92.4%, DocVQA: 92.4%, IFEval: 89.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.8%.

Is Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) cheaper than Nova Lite?

Both models cost $0.06 per million input tokens.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Nova Lite?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens and Nova Lite supports 300K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Nova Lite?

Key differences include context window (262K vs 300K), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Nova Lite?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA and Nova Lite is developed by Amazon.

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