Model Comparison

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Nova Micro

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nova Micro is 1.8x cheaper per token.

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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 Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Micro costs less

For input processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is more expensive than Nova Micro.*

* 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 Micro
Input tokens$0.03
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Nova Micro's 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Nova Micro is limited to 128,000 tokens.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Nova Micro 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 Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

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

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

4 months ago

1.1yr newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Nova Micro

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Provider Availability

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

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

Nova Micro

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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (75.0% vs 40.0%)
Amazon
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

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

FAQ

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

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
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 Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.
Nova Micro is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via deepinfra. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.03/M), licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.