Model comparison
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 40.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.8 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 76.9 to 27.1.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $3.75 for Gemini 3.8 Flash.
- Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 61.8 | 40.6 |
| Released | 2026-09-02 | 2025-12-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 50 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1510 | 1378 |
| DeepSWE | 73.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 41.2% | — |
| CursorBench | 39.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1584 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 19.6% | — |
| SciCode | 56.6% | — |
| WeirdML | 84.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,270 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 64.3% | — |
| Remote Labor Index | 5.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 23.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,094 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1508 | 1348 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 97.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.5% | — |
| CritPt | 18.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 61% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 47% | — |
| DTBench | 95.7% | — |
| LMCA | 52.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 76.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.71 | — |
Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1528 | 1371 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 68.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 48% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1524 | 1355 |
| GPQA Diamond | 95.4% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 44.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 69.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.6% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1314 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 38.6% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 31.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1491 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1554 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1498 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1493 | 1348 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1502 | 1268 |
| LMArena Korean | 1459 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1515 | 1303 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1485 | 1376 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1490 | 1304 |
Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1508 | 1300 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1499 | 1348 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1492 | 1269 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1501 | 1319 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1748 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 40.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.8 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.8 Flash lists at $0.75 and $3.75.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better for coding?
Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 40.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.8 Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18.