Model comparison
Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 3.5 Sonnet #139 (Estimated); Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B #159 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B share 1 comparable benchmark result. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Claude 3.5 Sonnet; 28 to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 1
- Claude 3.5 Sonnet only
- 3
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 28
- Comparable categories
- 2 / 8
Pick Claude 3.5 Sonnet if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 46.9 to 43.32. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 49 against 32. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 59.4% to 72.2%. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is also the more expensive model on tokens at $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B is the reasoning model in the pair, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Δ | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Claude 3.5 Sonnet49.0 | Margin← 17.0 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 |
| Knowledge | Claude 3.5 Sonnet59.4 | Margin→ 16.9 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Math | Claude 3.5 Sonnet1.6 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured |
| Multimodal | Claude 3.5 SonnetNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Inst. Following | Claude 3.5 SonnetNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 59.4%B 72.2%Winner: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BΔ 12.8GPQA: Claude 3.5 Sonnet scored 59.4%; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 72.2%. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 3.5 Sonnet$3 input / $15 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 3.5 SonnetNot available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 3.5 SonnetNot available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 3.5 Sonnet200K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
CodingClaude 3.5 Sonnet wins4 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 59.4% | 72.2% | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.3% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 14.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 46.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 5.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -56.0% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 14.8% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 83.1% | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
Multimodal8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | — | 70.8% | Not comparable |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | — | 57.5% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 76.3% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 57.8% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | — | 88.5% | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | — | 90.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 53.2% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 46.9 to 43.32. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 59.4% and 72.2%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 59.4. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 49 versus 32. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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