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  3. GPT-5 mini vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

GPT-5 mini vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is more budget-friendly at $0.2/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose GPT-5 mini if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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OpenAI
GPT-5 mini

Cost-efficient GPT-5 distill for high-volume agents.

Mini DistillElo 1,410$2/1M out
nvidia
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.19999999999999998/1M out

GPT-5 Series Family & Variants (2)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the OpenAI lineup

vs Base Model
GPT-5
OpenAI
Base Model
Reasoning
Elo1558
Speed78 t/s
In /1M$1.25
Out /1M$10
View specs →vs this
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
Mini Distill
Elo1410
Speed155 t/s
In /1M$0.25
Out /1M$2
-148 Elo-80% price2.0x speed
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

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Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

$0.19999999999999998 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageGPT-5 mini 5/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

GPT-5 mini (8)vsNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (2)
GPT-5 mini: 8W (80%)Overall: GPT-5 miniNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 2W (20%)
← GPT-5 miniNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B →
GPT-5 mini (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
1,410vs—
Coding Elo
1,395vs—
SWE-bench
52.4%vs—
LiveBench
61.2%vs—
GPQA Diamond
72%vs—
GPT-5 mini: 5WNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 0W
GPT-5 mini (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
155 tok/svs—
Time to first token
140 msvs—
GPT-5 mini: 2WNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 0W
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$2/1Mvs$0.2/1M
Input price
$0.25/1Mvs$0.05/1M
Context window
400kvs262k
GPT-5 mini: 1WNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
GPT-5 mini1,410
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
Coding Elo
GPT-5 mini1,395
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
LiveBench
GPT-5 mini61.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
SWE-bench
GPT-5 mini52.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
GPQA Diamond
GPT-5 mini72%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
Time to first token
GPT-5 mini140 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
Output speed
GPT-5 mini155 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B—
Input priceNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (+$0.2/1M)
GPT-5 mini$0.25/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.05/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (+$1.8/1M)
GPT-5 mini$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowGPT-5 mini (+138k)
GPT-5 mini400k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-5 miniNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,410
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,395
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
61.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
52.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
72%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
140 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
155 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.25/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.05/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (+$0.2/1M)
Output price
$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (+$1.8/1M)
Context window
400k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-5 mini (+138k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 88% with NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-5 mini$38.75 / mo
In: $8.75Out: $30
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$4.75 / mo
In: $1.75Out: $3
Estimated Cost Delta

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is estimated to save $34.00/month ($408/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B:Pick NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Lower output list price ($0.2/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-5 mini

Larger window (400k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-5 mini

GPT-5 mini is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLower output list price ($0.2/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGPT-5 miniLarger window (400k).
Screenshots / visionGPT-5 miniGPT-5 mini is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchAug 8, 2025

GPT-5 mini: the 2025 distill still useful as a cheap OpenAI baseline

High-volume agents that cannot pay Sol. Compare to Luna before you assume the new cheap SKU wins.

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GPT-5 mini

Elo 1,410
LiveBench61.2%
SWE-bench52.4%
Speed155 tok/s
Output cost$2/1M
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NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$0.2/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-5 mini or NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, GPT-5 mini or NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B output tokens are $0.2/1M versus $2/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-5 mini or NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-5 mini accepts 400k tokens versus 262k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-5 mini and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Aug 8, 2025

    GPT-5 mini: the 2025 distill still useful as a cheap OpenAI baseline

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