Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Phi 4?

Neither: both run at $0.35 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.35 is the number to beat. Phi 4: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.35 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 6 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, Requesty, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.

Which holds more context?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, at 262k tokens against 16k.

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Phi 4.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B takes 2 of 5 rounds against Phi 4. Both cost $0.35 per million tokens to run.

NVIDIAwins 2 rounds

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

$0.35/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.042 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling · open weights

Microsoft

Phi 4

$0.35/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0504 per 1,000 pages

16k context · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.05/M

$0.07/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.20/M

$0.14/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.35/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.042

$0.0504

Context

262k tokens

16k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

Reasoning

yes

Released

14 Dec 2025

10 Jan 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 6

DeepInfra$0.35 / $0.35
Eden AI$0.35 / $0.35
Kilo Gateway$0.35 / $0.35
OpenRouter$0.35 / $0.35
Requesty$0.35 / $0.35
TrustedRouter$0.37 / $0.37

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B then Phi 4, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNous Portal$0.04 / $0.16 $0.05 / $0.2025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BVercel AI Gateway$0.05 / $0.24 $0.05 / $0.2010% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Phi 4?: Neither: both run at $0.35 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.35 is the number to beat. Phi 4: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.35 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 6 providers sell both: DeepInfra, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, Requesty, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is DeepInfra.
Which holds more context?: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, at 262k tokens against 16k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 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.