NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, a small language MoE model, demonstrates a balanced performance profile with notable strengths in reliability and specific domains. It performs among the faster models, ranking in the 63rd percentile for speed across benchmarks, and offers competitive pricing, placing in the 64th percentile. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a 100% success rate across all evaluated benchmarks, indicating consistent and dependable operation. In terms of specific performance, the model excels in Coding, achieving 94.0% accuracy (90th percentile), suggesting strong capabilities for developers building specialized agentic AI systems. Its Ethics performance is also very strong at 99.0% accuracy (59th percentile), coupled with the lowest cost and fastest duration among the benchmarks. However, its General Knowledge accuracy is a relative weakness at 95.0% (38th percentile), indicating that while acceptable, it may not be its primary strength. The model's open nature, with open-weights, datasets, and recipes, further enhances its appeal for customization and deployment.