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MiniMax M2.7 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

MiniMax M2.7 leads Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.8 to 8.9, and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 5.5x less per output token ($0.22 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 38 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace MiniMax M2.7 Replace Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MiniMax M2.7MiniMax
Coding
36.2
Overall
44.5
Output $/M
$1.20
37
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.22
1
vs boards won of 38 shared

MiniMax M2.7 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: which to pick

Only MiniMax M2.7 has a coding score, 36.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for output tokens 5.5x cheaper ($0.22 vs $1.20 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 205K tokens).

Model AMiniMax M2.7MiniMax36.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.64 per solved taskModel BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIANot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
38
MiniMax M2.7 only
36
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B only
4
Like-for-like categories
7 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.

At a glance

Coding index
MiniMax M2.7 36.2 from 3 benchmarks, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B not benchmarked.
Widest category
Agentic work, 29.1 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: MiniMax M2.7 84.8% against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 40.9%, 43.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
MiniMax M2.7 $1.20 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.22 per million output tokens, 5.5x apart.
Context window
MiniMax M2.7 takes 205K 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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryMiniMax M2.7BarsNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BTies
Coding50
Intelligence10
Agentic work20
Reasoning50
Math20
Knowledge40
General181
All shared boards371
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index50
Coding benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
LMArena WebDev1399Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
AA Coding Index52.614.4MiniMax M2.7
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)79.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)73.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)11.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Code migration (Vals AI)8.7%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)48.7%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured74.1%Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
SciCode50.1%30.6%MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)39.4%13.6%MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench45.1%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
WeirdML37.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
ALE-Bench599.3Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: coding14541378MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: software and IT14461383MiniMax M2.7
LMArena WebDev: React1388Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML1401Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Intelligence Index22.88.9MiniMax M2.7
Epoch Capabilities Index145.8Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Agentic work benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Agentic Index15.31.0MiniMax M2.7
Finance Agent (Vals AI)27.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)6.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)10.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)28.4%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
τ²-Bench Telecom84.8%40.9%MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Reasoning benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
GPQA Diamond86.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)87.4%75.7%MiniMax M2.7
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)29.6%11.4%MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: hard prompts14221348MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: expert14431355MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14411376MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Math benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AIME91.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
AA Math IndexNot measured91.0Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured91.0%Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
ProofBench3.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: math14211371MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: mathematical work14371375MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Knowledge benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
MMLU Pro80.4%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)84.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)60.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)61.2%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)66.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
MedCode (Vals AI)34.4%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured79.4%Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text: science14161353MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14091349MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: legal and government14031341MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: business and finance14071346MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
Design Arena: websites1242Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: UI components1207Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: game dev1209Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: data viz1233Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: 3D1194Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1233Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: SVG1137Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art1136Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index181
General benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
MedScribe (Vals AI)79.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
IFBench75.7%71.1%MiniMax M2.7
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)78.3%38.0%MiniMax M2.7
ExploitBench13.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text14051348MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: instruction following14051303MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: creative writing13541269MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: English14261377MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: non-English13821320MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Chinese14421383MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: German13981348MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Japanese12601268Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: Korean13141269MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: French14241396MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Spanish14021376MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Russian13831304MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: Polish13871303MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: multi-turn14121319MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: longer queries14181300MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: writing and language13761283MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13601293MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.7Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
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

MiniMax M2.7$0.0009Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.0002Fits in one request

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

MiniMax M2.7$0.019Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.0034Fits in one request

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

MiniMax M2.7$0.072Exceeds the context window
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.013Fits in one request

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.

Specifications of MiniMax M2.7 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
SpecificationMiniMax M2.7NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MakerMiniMaxNVIDIA
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedMarch 18, 2026December 14, 2025
Context window205K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.055
Output $/Mtok$1.20$0.22
Coding index36.2Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it30
Cost per solved task$0.64Not computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is MiniMax M2.7 better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for coding?

Only MiniMax M2.7 has a coding score, 36.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for output tokens 5.5x cheaper ($0.22 vs $1.20 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 205K tokens).

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M2.7 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.055 and $0.22. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2.7 only.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M2.7 or Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, with 262K tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the MiniMax M2.7 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B comparison based on?

38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. MiniMax M2.7's coding index rests on 3 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.

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