Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B

Mar 2026
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
Compare in
on
—per task?
self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
1Mcontext

Ranking?

Strong at

S
Instructions#5 of 245
B
Tool calling#106 of 242Reasoning#161 of 334Science#147 of 312
C
Agents & work tasks#122 of 175Long context#199 of 273Knowledge#216 of 318

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGranite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×3.2—$0.006Context: 1M → 128KOOpenMiniCPM5 1Bnon-thinking×94.7——Context: 1M → 131KBetterMinistral 3 3B 2512Open+6%—$0.008Context: 1M → 131KBetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen×2.8—$0.008Context: 1M → 128KBetterGPT-5.6 Lunanon-thinking+14%—$0.01

Run it yourself

estimate
Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✓ 24 GB GPU · compressed✓ 48 GB GPU · 8-bit✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
Licencenvidia-open-model-licensecommercial use with conditions

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam12#162
AA Omniscience Index-51.5#217
CritPt (physics)0.6#141
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈11.7#187
AA Omniscience · Accuracy18.3#180
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate85.4#204
AA-LCR (long context) 1.139.3#201
GPQA Diamond75.8#148
Coding
Terminal-Bench Hard (version unstated)21.2#88
Terminal-Bench 2.120.6#112
Agents & Tool Use
GDPval-AA (work tasks) 2.10#122
τ²-bench · AA53.2#108
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)80.4#5

FAQ

How much does Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.

Is Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B free to use?›

There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B, and what is it best at?›

#161 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #88 of 239 in Coding, #122 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #5 of 245 in Writing & Language. Strongest at: Instructions.

Is Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B better than Ring 2.6 1T?›

On AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B scores 85.4 vs 85.3 — about the same.

What is the context window of Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B?›

1M tokens.

When was Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-03-19. It is the current version in its line.

Is Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (nvidia-open-model-license licence).

Can I run Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B read images?›

No, it accepts text only.

What is Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B?›

Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B is an open-weights language model from NVIDIA, released Mar 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B?›

Granite 4.2 3B (better), MiniCPM5 1B (open weights).