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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Command A Plus vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning comes out ahead, 69 to 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Cohere

    Command A Plus

    Released May 20, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
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  2. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

    Released Apr 28, 2026

    69/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.85
    • Context256K
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01 — Verdict

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is our pick

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Command A Plus (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning $0.40 · Command A Plus $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningCommand A Plus: Text, Images · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightCommand A PlusNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Price50%1969
Inputs & features30%7090
Context window20%2436
Overall100%35/10069/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Command A Plus vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning specifications side by side
SpecificationCommand A PlusCohereNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIA
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$0.25 (best)
Output$10.00$0.85 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$4.38$0.40 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Max output64,000 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDcommand-a-plus-05-2026nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning
API providers18 (best)
ReleasedMay 20, 2026Apr 28, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 1, 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Command A Plus$45.00
  • Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Command A Plus or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Command A Plus (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Command A Plus or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.85 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Nvidia). Command A Plus costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.40 per million tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning versus $4.38 for Command A Plus (11× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Command A Plus has not been scored yet and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Plus and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Command A Plus accepts text and images; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Command A Plus is the newest, released May 20, 2026. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning came out Apr 28, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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