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Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (NVIDIA) and Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (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 Nano 9B V2 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#214 vs #223).

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL was listed 28 October 2025, Nemotron Nano 9B V2 5 September 2025.

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B V2 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #214 against #223 (2.7 vs 0.0 points).
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 7.2 against 4.2.

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and Nemotron Nano 9B V2
FieldNemotron Nano 12B 2 VLNVIDIANemotron Nano 9B V2NVIDIA
ModelCap Index position#223#214
Index score0.02.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFreeFree
Output price / 1M tokensFreeFree
Context window128K tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens128K—
API providers listed11
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesImage, Text, VideoText
First listed28 October 20255 September 2025
PublisherNVIDIANVIDIA

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 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 Nano 12B 2 VL vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL or Nemotron Nano 9B V2 has a published result
BoardNemotron Nano 12B 2 VLNemotron Nano 9B V2Leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis4.2intelligence-index7.2intelligence-indexNemotron Nano 9B V2

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 Nano 12B 2 VL vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2: common questions

Is Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL better than Nemotron Nano 9B V2?

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #214 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 Nano 12B 2 VL cheaper than Nemotron Nano 9B V2?

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 Nano 12B 2 VL or Nemotron Nano 9B V2?

Both publish a 128K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL or Nemotron Nano 9B V2?

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 Nano 12B 2 VL and Nemotron Nano 9B V2 open-weight models?

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL: Restricted license. Nemotron Nano 9B V2: 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 Nano 12B 2 VL and Nemotron Nano 9B V2?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and 1 for Nemotron Nano 9B V2, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs Nemotron Nano 9B V2 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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