Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 2.3x less per output token than Ternary Bonsai 2 27B ($0.22 vs $0.50 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.22
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.50
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($0.22 vs $0.50 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has results on AA Coding Index, LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) and SciCode; Ternary Bonsai 2 27B has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
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
No call
Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 8.9.
Directional only
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
No call
Both take 262K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.0002, Ternary Bonsai 2 27B $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B not benchmarked, Ternary Bonsai 2 27B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.22 against Ternary Bonsai 2 27B $0.50 per million output tokens, 2.3x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 262K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 14.4 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 74.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| SciCode | 30.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 13.6% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1378 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1382 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 8.9 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.0 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 40.9% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 75.7% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 11.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1348 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1356 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1376 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 91.0 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1371 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1375 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 79.4% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1353 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1349 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1341 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1345 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index19 boards measured
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 71.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 38.0% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1348 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1304 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1270 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1378 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1320 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1383 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1348 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1269 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1269 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1396 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1376 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1304 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1302 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1319 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1300 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1284 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1294 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 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 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | PrismML Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | Prism-ml |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | December 14, 2025 | September 18, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.055 | $0.075 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.22 | $0.50 |
| 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 Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Ternary Bonsai 2 27B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($0.22 vs $0.50 per million).
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.055 per million input tokens and $0.22 per million output tokens; Ternary Bonsai 2 27B costs $0.075 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?
Neither: both take 262K tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has results on AA Coding Index, LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) and SciCode; Ternary Bonsai 2 27B has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.