Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Trinity Large Thinking
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher in 3 categories and Trinity Large Thinking in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads 27.1 to 16.9.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $0.80 for Trinity Large Thinking.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Arcee AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.6 | 38.6 |
| Released | 2025-12-15 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 80K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138), Trinity Large Thinking: 34.1 (#244)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1378 | 1381 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1238 |
| SciCode | — | 36.1% |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124), Trinity Large Thinking: 16.9 (#298)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1348 | 1350 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 41.6% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147), Trinity Large Thinking: 37.6 (#149)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1371 | 1366 |
Knowledge Trinity Large Thinking leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148), Trinity Large Thinking: 40.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.6% | 6.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1355 | 1360 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162), Trinity Large Thinking: 46.2 (#160)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1325 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1373 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | 1374 |
| LMArena German | 1348 | 1356 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1268 | 1311 |
| LMArena Korean | 1269 | 1306 |
| LMArena Russian | 1303 | 1337 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1376 | 1357 |
Instruction Following Trinity Large Thinking leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180), Trinity Large Thinking: 70.5 (#162)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 1334 |
Long Context Trinity Large Thinking leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175), Trinity Large Thinking: 41.3 (#144)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1300 | 1355 |
Writing & Preference Trinity Large Thinking leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174), Trinity Large Thinking: 53.8 (#158)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1348 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1320 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1319 | 1342 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Trinity Large Thinking?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Trinity Large Thinking?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Trinity Large Thinking lists at $0.25 and $0.80.
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Trinity Large Thinking better for coding?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.5 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Trinity Large Thinking share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Trinity Large Thinking has 24.