NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Solar Pro 3
Which is better for the money: NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or Solar Pro 3 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Solar Pro 3 vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning): 12.4% less intelligence, 149.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 75.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) | Solar Pro 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.9 | 7.8 | −12.4% Solar Pro 3 is 12.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $63.74 | $159.22 | +149.8% Solar Pro 3 is 2.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 10.44s | 18.36s | +75.9% Solar Pro 3 is 75.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.05 / $0.20 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
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Against the frontier
- NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- Solar Pro 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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