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Gemma 3 4B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Gemma 3 4B (Google) and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#143 vs #146); Gemma 3 4B is 2× cheaper per output token ($0.10/1M vs $0.20/1M); and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 4B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.10/1M output tokens against $0.20/1M, about 2× cheaper.

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #143 against #146 (23.5 vs 19.3 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1361 against 1274.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B was listed 14 December 2025, Gemma 3 4B 13 March 2025.

Gemma 3 4B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 4B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
FieldGemma 3 4BGoogleNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#146#143
Index score19.323.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05$0.05
Output price / 1M tokens$0.10$0.20
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens16K236K
API providers listed14
Weight accessGated accessRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed13 March 202514 December 2025
PublisherGoogleNVIDIA

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 4B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 4B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a published result
BoardGemma 3 4BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)12741250–129813611350–1371BF16Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)19.6Prompt—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis0.4%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 3 4B":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis5.0%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 3 4B":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis5.3%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 3 4B":reasoning=false—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma 3 4B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: common questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #143 against #146. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Gemma 3 4B cheaper than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Gemma 3 4B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.10/1M against $0.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.05/1M for Gemma 3 4B and $0.05/1M for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.15 for Gemma 3 4B versus $0.20 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B. Gemma 3 4B costs 25.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 4B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 4B or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Arena coding: Gemma 3 4B 1274, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 1361 — Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads.

Are Gemma 3 4B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B open-weight models?

Gemma 3 4B: Gated access. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma 3 4B and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Gemma 3 4B and 4 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 3 4B vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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