Model comparison
MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: MiniMax M3 #18; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B unranked
BenchAlign evidence: MiniMax M3 supported; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B share 13 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 32 results are unique to MiniMax M3; 15 to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 13
- MiniMax M3 only
- 32
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 15
- Comparable categories
- 2 / 8
Pick MiniMax M3 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if multimodal & grounded is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
MiniMax M3 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 70 to 45. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
MiniMax M3's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 72.2 against 32. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B does hit back in multimodal & grounded, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
MiniMax M3 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.30 input / $1.20 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 MiniMax M3 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. MiniMax M3 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
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 | MiniMax M3 | Δ | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | MiniMax M372.2 | Margin← 40.2 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 |
| Multimodal | MiniMax M364.9 | Margin→ 11.4 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 |
| Agentic | MiniMax M372.3 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured |
| Knowledge | MiniMax M3Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.4 |
| Math | MiniMax M385.7 | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured |
| Inst. Following | MiniMax M3Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | MiniMax M3 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | MiniMax M3$0.3 input / $1.2 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 | MiniMax M3Not available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | MiniMax M3Not available | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | MiniMax M31M | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | MiniMax M3 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic17 benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 66% | — | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | 83.5% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 70.1% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 74.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | 74.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 35.4% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 88.9% | 45.3% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 44.7% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1395 | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval rubricsSource | 74.7% | — | Not comparable |
| BankerToolBenchSource | 76.1% | — | Not comparable |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 19.8% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | 4.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 1110 | — | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | 32.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | 6.7% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorldSource | — | 47.4% | Not comparable |
CodingMiniMax M3 wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 80.5% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 59% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 66.0% | — | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | 42.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 58.6% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 42.4% | 8.3% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 45.4% | 27.8% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| VIBE V2Source | 50.1% | — | Not comparable |
| SVG-BenchSource | 63.7% | — | Not comparable |
| KernelBench HardSource | 28.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source | 65.2% | — | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBench v5Source | — | 63.2% | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | — | 32% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 44.4% | 14.9% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 92.9% | 46.9% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 37.1% | 5.3% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 1.4% | -56.0% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 15.0% | 14.8% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 16.1% | 83.1% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| AA Openness IndexSource | 33.3% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.3% | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 72.2% | Not comparable |
Math2 benchmarks
MultimodalNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins14 benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OfficeQA ProSource | 45.1% | — | Not comparable |
| OmniDocBench 1.5Source | 91.6% | — | Not comparable |
| MMMU-ProSource | 78.1% | — | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | 84.6% | — | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | 85.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1294 | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 78.6% | 53.2% | MiniMax M3 leads |
| 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, MiniMax M3 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
MiniMax M3 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 70 to 45.
Which is better for coding, MiniMax M3 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
MiniMax M3 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 72.2 versus 32. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench Hard is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, MiniMax M3 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 64.9. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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