MiniMax M2.1 Lightning vs Nemotron 3 Super
Prices checked
Nemotron 3 Super takes 2 of 5 rounds against MiniMax M2.1 Lightning. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.10 per million tokens against $0.21.
MiniMaxMiniMax M2.1 Lightning
197k context · open weights
$0.21/M tokensCheapest price, at LLM Gateway · $0.10 per 1,000 pages
NVIDIAWins 2 roundsNemotron 3 Super
1M context · tool calling · open weights
$0.10/M tokensCheapest price, at NanoGPT · 4.5¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$2.40/M
$2.40/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.21/M at LLM Gateway
$0.10/M at NanoGPT
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.82/M
$0.82/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.10
4.5¢
Context
197k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
no
yes
Structured output
no
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
23 Dec 2025
11 Mar 2026
Providers selling it
3
17
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 0
No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or Nemotron 3 Super?
- Nemotron 3 Super, at $0.10 per million tokens against $0.21 for MiniMax M2.1 Lightning, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax M2.1 Lightning: $0.21 at LLM Gateway. Nemotron 3 Super: $0.10 at NanoGPT.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts and two bills.
- Which holds more context?
- Nemotron 3 Super, at 1M tokens against 197k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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