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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs MiniCPM5 1B

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA) and MiniCPM5 1B (Openbmb) 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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#181 vs #184); and MiniCPM5 1B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #181 against #184 (18.9 vs 16.3 points).
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 0.

Choose MiniCPM5 1B if…

  • you want to self-host: MiniCPM5 1B ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is restricted license.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 11.9 against 7.2.
  • you want the more recently listed model — MiniCPM5 1B was listed 21 May 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 14 December 2025.

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs MiniCPM5 1B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and MiniCPM5 1B
FieldNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIAMiniCPM5 1BOpenbmb
ModelCap Index position#181#184
Index score18.916.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.20Unlisted
Context window262K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens262K—
API providers listed30
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed14 December 202521 May 2026
PublisherNVIDIAOpenbmb

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs MiniCPM5 1B

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or MiniCPM5 1B has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BMiniCPM5 1BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621352–1373BF16—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.2intelligence-index11.9intelligence-indexMiniCPM5 1B

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

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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs MiniCPM5 1B: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than MiniCPM5 1B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #181 against #184. 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.

Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B cheaper than MiniCPM5 1B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or MiniCPM5 1B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or MiniCPM5 1B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and MiniCPM5 1B open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Restricted license. MiniCPM5 1B: Open weights. 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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and MiniCPM5 1B?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and 0 for MiniCPM5 1B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs MiniCPM5 1B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 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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