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Nemotron Nano 9B V2 vs GPT-4o-mini

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (NVIDIA) and GPT-4o-mini (OpenAI) 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 #216); and Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is cheaper per output token (Free/1M vs $0.60/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B V2 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #214 against #216 (2.7 vs 1.1 points).
  • API cost matters — Free/1M output tokens against $0.60/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost Free/1M against $0.15/1M.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 7.2 against 6.7.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron Nano 9B V2 was listed 5 September 2025, GPT-4o-mini 18 July 2024.

Choose GPT-4o-mini if…

  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 vs GPT-4o-mini: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron Nano 9B V2 and GPT-4o-mini
FieldNemotron Nano 9B V2NVIDIAGPT-4o-miniOpenAI
ModelCap Index position#214#216
Index score2.71.1
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensFree$0.15
Output price / 1M tokensFree$0.60
Context window128K tokens128K tokens
Max output tokens—16K
API providers listed12
Weight accessRestricted licenseAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, File
First listed5 September 202518 July 2024
PublisherNVIDIAOpenAI

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 vs GPT-4o-mini

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron Nano 9B V2 or GPT-4o-mini has a published result
BoardNemotron Nano 9B V2GPT-4o-miniLeads
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—0.0%Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.2intelligence-index6.7intelligence-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 9B V2 vs GPT-4o-mini: common questions

Is Nemotron Nano 9B V2 better than GPT-4o-mini?

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #214 against #216. 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 9B V2 cheaper than GPT-4o-mini?

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 is cheaper on output tokens: Free/1M against $0.60/1M. Input tokens are Free/1M for Nemotron Nano 9B V2 and $0.15/1M for GPT-4o-mini. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron Nano 9B V2 or GPT-4o-mini?

Both publish a 128K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron Nano 9B V2 or GPT-4o-mini?

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 9B V2 and GPT-4o-mini open-weight models?

Nemotron Nano 9B V2: Restricted license. GPT-4o-mini: API only. 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 9B V2 and GPT-4o-mini?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Nemotron Nano 9B V2 and 2 for GPT-4o-mini, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron Nano 9B V2 vs GPT-4o-mini 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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