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Llama 4 Scout vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Llama 4 Scout (Meta) 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 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, Llama 4 Scout holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#162 vs #168); Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 1.5× cheaper per output token ($0.20/1M vs $0.30/1M); and Llama 4 Scout offers the longer context window (1.3M vs 262K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 4 Scout if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #162 against #168 (27.0 vs 23.7 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1.3M tokens against 262K.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1362 against 1361.

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.20/1M output tokens against $0.30/1M, about 1.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.10/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 3.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B was listed 14 December 2025, Llama 4 Scout 5 April 2025.

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

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Scout and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
FieldLlama 4 ScoutMetaNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#162#168
Index score27.023.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.10$0.05
Output price / 1M tokens$0.30$0.20
Context window1.3M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens16K236K
API providers listed34
Weight accessGated accessRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed5 April 202514 December 2025
PublisherMetaNVIDIA

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 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: Llama 4 Scout vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Scout or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a published result
BoardLlama 4 ScoutNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621354–137113611350–1371BF16Llama 4 Scout
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation0.0%—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)28.1Function calling—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis6.5intelligence-index:v4.3:non-reasoning—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis15.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Llama 4 Scout":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis3.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Llama 4 Scout":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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Llama 4 Scout vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: common questions

Is Llama 4 Scout better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Llama 4 Scout ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #162 against #168. 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 Llama 4 Scout cheaper than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.20/1M against $0.30/1M. Input tokens are $0.10/1M for Llama 4 Scout 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 $0.35 for Llama 4 Scout versus $0.20 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 42.9% 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, Llama 4 Scout or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window: 1.3M tokens against 262K.

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

Arena coding: Llama 4 Scout 1362, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 1361 — Llama 4 Scout leads.

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

Llama 4 Scout: 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 Llama 4 Scout and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Llama 4 Scout 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 Llama 4 Scout vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 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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