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MiniMax M2 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

MiniMax M2 leads Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 18.6 to 8.9, and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 4.6x less per output token ($0.22 vs $1.02 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 37 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace MiniMax M2 Replace Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MiniMax M2MiniMax
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.02
22
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.22
15
vs boards won of 37 shared

MiniMax M2 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 M2 for work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.

Model AMiniMax M2MiniMaxNot benchmarked1 independent benchmark$0.702 per solved taskModel BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIANot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
37
MiniMax M2 only
13
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B only
5
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 not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B not benchmarked.
Widest category
Agentic work, 45.9 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: MiniMax M2 86.8% against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 40.9%, 45.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
MiniMax M2 $1.02 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.22 per million output tokens, 4.6x apart.
Context window
MiniMax M2 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 M2BarsNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BTies
Coding22
Intelligence10
Agentic work10
Reasoning41
Math04
Knowledge32
General116
All shared boards2215
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index22
Coding benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
SWE-bench Verified61.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
LMArena WebDev1297Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured14.4Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)82.6%74.1%MiniMax M2
SciCodeNot measured30.6%Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)25.8%13.6%MiniMax M2
Terminal-Bench30.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
LMArena Text: coding13711378Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: software and IT13731383Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena WebDev: HTML1306Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Intelligence Index18.68.9MiniMax M2
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Agentic work benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured1.0Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
τ²-Bench Telecom86.8%40.9%MiniMax M2
Vending-Bench 2$161Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index41
Reasoning benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)77.7%75.7%MiniMax M2
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)13.7%11.4%MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: hard prompts13571348MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: expert13381355Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13761376MiniMax M2
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
AA Math Index78.391.0Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)78.3%91.0%Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: math13511371Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: mathematical work13681375Nemotron 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 index32
Knowledge benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)82.0%79.4%MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: science13481353Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13671349MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: legal and government13491341MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: business and finance13361346Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
Design Arena: websites1143Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: UI components1134Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: game dev1118Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: data viz1140Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: 3D1098Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1135Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Design Arena: SVG1100Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index116
General benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BLeader
IFBench72.3%71.1%MiniMax M2
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)64.3%38.0%MiniMax M2
LMArena Text13401348Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: instruction following13291303MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: creative writing12861269MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: English13641377Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: non-English13131320Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: Chinese13661383Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: German13571348MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1268Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1269Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text: French13361396Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: Spanish13261376Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
LMArena Text: Russian13301304MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: Polish13121303MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: multi-turn13611319MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: longer queries13311300MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: writing and language12951283MiniMax M2
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12981293MiniMax M2
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
Image generation benchmarks for MiniMax M2 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
BenchmarkMiniMax M2Nemotron 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$0.0008Fits 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$0.016Fits 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$0.061Exceeds 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 and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
SpecificationMiniMax M2NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
MakerMiniMaxNVIDIA
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedOctober 23, 2025December 14, 2025
Context window205K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.255$0.055
Output $/Mtok$1.02$0.22
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it10
Cost per solved task$0.702Not computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is MiniMax M2 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 M2 for work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.

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

MiniMax M2 costs $0.255 per million input tokens and $1.02 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.055 and $0.22. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2 only.

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

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

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

37 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. MiniMax M2's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark 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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