NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2
Aug 2025
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Benchmarks of NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V213
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Overall1
Knowledge4
Science2
Coding1
Documents1
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported4
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Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperGranite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×2.8-25%$0.006Context: 131K → 128KOOpenMiniCPM5 1Bnon-thinking×82.5——
CheaperGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen×2.4-43%$0.008Context: 131K → 128KCheaperNemotron 3.5 LightningthinkingOpen+98%-30%$0.079Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 20 GB
CheaperQwen3.5 0.8BthinkingOpen+21%-71%$0.01 / $0.05ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×2.8-25%$0.006Context: 131K → 128KGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen×2.4-43%$0.008Context: 131K → 128KNemotron 3.5 LightningthinkingOpen+98%-30%$0.079Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 20 GBQwen3.5 0.8BthinkingOpen+21%-71%$0.01 / $0.05
LFM2 24B A2Bnon-thinkingOpen+8%-25%$0.03 / $0.12Context: 131K → 33K+1ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×2.8-25%$0.006Context: 131K → 128KGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen×2.4-43%$0.008Context: 131K → 128K
Mistral Small 4thinkingOpen+12%+275%$0.015Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 72 GB
MiMo v2.5thinkingOpen×2.3+150%$0.019Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 186 GBGranite 4.2 8BthinkingOpen×2.3+54%$0.024Context: 131K → 128KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
OMiniCPM5 1Bnon-thinkingOpen×82.5——AG9v3 3BOpen×6.4——lLFM2.5 2.6BthinkingOpen×4.6——OMiniCPM5 2BthinkingOpen×3.4——Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen×2.8-25%$0.006Context: 131K → 128KModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VLnon-thinkingOpen-22%—$0.20 / $0.60Context: 131K → 128K+1Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3Bnon-thinkingOpen-18%—$0.06 / $0.24Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 19 GBNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4BOpen-16%——Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12BOpen-14%—$1.64Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 74 GBNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningOpen-13%—$0 / $0Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 20 GBNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BOpen-13%——Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 19 GBLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5non-thinkingOpen+11%—$0.40 / $0.40Context: 131K → 128K+1Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9BOpen+70%——Memory (4-bit): 4.4 GB → 45 GBAll NVIDIA models →Run it yourself
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Benchmarks
all categoriesChat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam4.6#291
AA Omniscience Index-57.3#242
CritPt (physics)0#180
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈6.8#279
AA Omniscience · Accuracy9.8#281
GPQA Diamond55.7#245
AIME 2025 · AA archived62.3#77
Coding
LiveCodeBench · AA archived70.1#44
Agents & Tool Use
τ²-bench · AA23.4#177
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)27.1#220
FAQ
How much does NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 cost?›
$0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.16 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra).
Is NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 free to use?›
Yes, there is a free API option.
How good is NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2, and what is it best at?›
#288 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #202 of 239 in Coding, #175 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #217 of 245 in Writing & Language.
Is NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 better than Claude Opus 5?›
On AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 scores 60.5 vs 59.5 — about the same.
How can I use NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, NVIDIA.
What is the context window of NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2?›
131K tokens, with up to 131K output tokens.
When was NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-18. It is the current version in its line.
Is NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (nvidia-open-model-license licence).
Can I run NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2?›
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is an open-weights language model from NVIDIA, released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2?›
Granite 4.2 3B (cheaper), MiniCPM5 1B (open weights).