Ministral 8B (latest) vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B.
model vs model · prices as of
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B takes 3 of 5 rounds against Ministral 8B (latest). It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.35 per million tokens against $0.40.
Mistral AIMinistral 8B (latest)
$0.40/M tokens
Mistral AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.066 per 1,000 pages
128k context · tool calling · open weights
NVIDIAwins 3 roundsNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
$0.35/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Vercel AI Gateway · $0.042 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.10/M
$0.06/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.10/M
$0.24/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$0.35/M at Vercel AI Gateway
Standard price (lower wins)
$0.40/M
$0.42/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.066
$0.042
Context
128k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
1 Oct 2024
14 Dec 2025
Providers selling it
11
12
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 6
Eden AI$0.60 / $0.35
Kilo Gateway$0.60 / $0.35
Nous Portal$0.60 / $0.35
Vercel AI Gateway$0.60 / $0.35
OpenRouter$0.60 / $0.42
NanoGPT$0.60 / $1.19
Ministral 8B (latest) then Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BOpenRouterOpenRouter's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.05 / $0.20 $0.06 / $0.2420% dearer ·
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BOpenRouter$0.05 / $0.20 $0.06 / $0.2420% dearer ·
- Ministral 8B (latest)
Cortecs$0.17 / $0.17 $0.19 / $0.197% dearer · - Ministral 8B (latest)Nous Portal$0.12 / $0.12 $0.15 / $0.1525% dearer ·
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNous Portal$0.04 / $0.16 $0.05 / $0.2025% dearer ·
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BVercel AI Gateway$0.05 / $0.24 $0.05 / $0.2010% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Ministral 8B (latest) or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, at $0.35 per million tokens against $0.40 for Ministral 8B (latest), three parts input to one part output, read on 17 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Ministral 8B (latest): nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.40 is the number to beat. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: $0.35 at Vercel AI Gateway.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 6 providers sell both: Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, Vercel AI Gateway, OpenRouter, NanoGPT. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, at 262k tokens against 128k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 17 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.