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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (NVIDIA) and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#211 vs #223); and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni offers the longer context window (256K vs 128K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano Omni if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #211 against #223 (4.0 vs 0.0 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 256K tokens against 128K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Nano Omni was listed 28 April 2026, Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL 28 October 2025.

Choose Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL leads Nemotron 3 Nano Omni for this pair.

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Nano Omni and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
FieldNemotron 3 Nano OmniNVIDIANemotron Nano 12B 2 VLNVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#211#223
Index score4.00.0
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFreeFree
Output price / 1M tokensFreeFree
Context window256K tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens66K128K
API providers listed11
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, Audio, Image, VideoImage, Text, Video
First listed28 April 202628 October 2025
PublisherNVIDIANVIDIA

Evidence: publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · 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 Omni vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Nano Omni or Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 Nano OmniNemotron Nano 12B 2 VLLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—4.2intelligence-indexOnly 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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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Nano Omni better than Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #211 against #223. 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 Omni cheaper than Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL?

Both list the same output price, Free/1M tokens, with input at Free/1M and Free/1M respectively.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni or Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni has the larger context window: 256K tokens against 128K.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni or Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL?

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 Omni and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni: Restricted license. Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL: 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 Nemotron 3 Nano Omni and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni and 1 for Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron 3 Nano Omni vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL 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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