Compare/Ministral 3 14B vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Ministral 3 14BvsNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Ministral 3 14B

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
73 tok/s
TTFT
0.46s
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.05/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
123 tok/s
TTFT
0.91s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 14B
Benchmarks (0-10)
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMinistral 3 14BNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.05
Output ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ministral 3 14B$0.22
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.07

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ministral 3 14B
73 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
123 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ministral 3 14B
0.46s
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
0.91s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
11.114.2
Coding Index
14.414.4
Math Index
30.091.0
GPQA Diamond
57.2%75.7%
MMLU-Pro
69.3%79.4%
LiveCodeBench
35.1%74.1%
AIME 2025
30.0%91.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%10.2%
SciCode
23.6%29.6%
IFBench
32.0%71.1%
TerminalBench
4.5%13.6%
Ministral 3 14B0 wins
10 winsNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ministral 3 14B or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)?

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Ministral 3 14B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Ministral 3 14B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 123 tok/s vs 73 tok/s. Ministral 3 14B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.46s vs 0.91s).

When should I use Ministral 3 14B vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.