MiniMax M1 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MiniMax M1 leads Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 11.7 to 8.9, and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 10.0x less per output token ($0.22 vs $2.20 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 29 benchmarks have a result for both.
MiniMax M1 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick MiniMax M1 for a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 29
- MiniMax M1 only
- 0
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B only
- 13
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 leads, 11.7 against 8.9.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.0.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 takes 1M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MiniMax M1 $0.0015, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.0002 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- MiniMax M1 not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 3.9 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Text: Japanese: MiniMax M1 1218 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 1269, 8.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- MiniMax M1 $2.20 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.22 per million output tokens, 10.0x apart.
- Context window
- MiniMax M1 takes 1M tokens, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | MiniMax M1 | Bars | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 2 | 2 | ||
| General | 9 | 8 | ||
| All shared boards | 12 | 17 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 14.4 | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 74.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 30.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 13.6% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1359 | 1378 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1359 | 1382 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 11.7 | 8.9 | MiniMax M1 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 1.0 | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 40.9% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 75.7% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 11.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1339 | 1348 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1317 | 1356 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1353 | 1376 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 91.0 | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 91.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1361 | 1371 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1363 | 1375 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index22
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 79.4% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1354 | 1353 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1355 | 1349 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1337 | 1341 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1319 | 1345 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index98
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 71.1% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 38.0% | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1348 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1312 | 1304 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1297 | 1270 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: English | 1363 | 1378 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1319 | 1320 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1360 | 1383 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: German | 1350 | 1348 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1218 | 1269 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1266 | 1269 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: French | 1370 | 1396 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1353 | 1376 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1329 | 1304 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1329 | 1302 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1335 | 1319 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1326 | 1300 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1311 | 1284 | MiniMax M1 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1303 | 1294 | MiniMax M1 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | MiniMax M1 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | NVIDIA |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | June 17, 2025 | December 14, 2025 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.40 | $0.055 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.20 | $0.22 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick MiniMax M1 for a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
MiniMax M1 costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.055 and $0.22. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M1 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
MiniMax M1, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the MiniMax M1 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison based on?
29 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. MiniMax M1's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.