Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Solar Pro 3
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads Solar Pro 3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 8.9 to 7.8, and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 2.7x less per output token ($0.22 vs $0.60 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 10 benchmarks have a result for both.
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Solar Pro 3: 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 2.7x cheaper ($0.22 vs $0.60 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).
- Shared results
- 10
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B only
- 32
- Solar Pro 3 only
- 0
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 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
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads, 8.9 against 7.8.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Solar Pro 3
Solar Pro 3 leads, 1.4 against 1.0.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B takes 262K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.0002, Solar Pro 3 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B not benchmarked, Solar Pro 3 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 22.9 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 40.9% against Solar Pro 3 86.3%, 45.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.22 against Solar Pro 3 $0.60 per million output tokens, 2.7x apart.
- Context window
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B takes 262K tokens, Solar Pro 3 131K.
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 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Bars | Solar Pro 3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 6 | 4 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index21
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 14.4 | 16.2 | Solar Pro 3 |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 74.1% | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| SciCode | 30.6% | 25.5% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 13.6% | 7.6% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1378 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1383 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 8.9 | 7.8 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.0 | 1.4 | Solar Pro 3 |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 40.9% | 86.3% | Solar Pro 3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 75.7% | 72.4% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 11.4% | 10.3% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1348 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1355 | 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, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | 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, none shared
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | 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 | 1346 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| 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 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 71.1% | 71.2% | Solar Pro 3 |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 38.0% | 32.3% | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
| LMArena Text | 1348 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1303 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1269 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1377 | 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 | 1268 | 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 | 1303 | 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 | 1283 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1293 | Not measured | Only Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B measured |
| 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 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Solar Pro 3 | 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 | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Upstage Solar Pro 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | Upstage |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 14, 2025 | January 27, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.055 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.22 | $0.60 |
| 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 Solar Pro 3 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 2.7x cheaper ($0.22 vs $0.60 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Solar Pro 3?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.055 per million input tokens and $0.22 per million output tokens; Solar Pro 3 costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Solar Pro 3?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Solar Pro 3 comparison based on?
10 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Solar Pro 3's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.