Hy3 preview vs Mistral Small 4 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning comes out ahead, 69 to 64 and 56 on our weighted score, though Mistral Small 4 is 34% cheaper per token.
TencentHy3 preview
56/100- ECI—
- Price$0.176 / $0.586
- Context256K
Mistral AIMistral Small 4
64/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.60
- Context256K
- Our pick
NVIDIANemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
69/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.85
- Context256K
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 Mistral Small 4 (64) and Hy3 preview (56). It leads on inputs & features. 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 priceMistral Small 4Mistral Small 4 $0.263 · Hy3 preview $0.279 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning $0.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameHy3 preview 256,000 · Mistral Small 4 256,000 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningHy3 preview: Text · Mistral Small 4: 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
| Measure | Weight | Hy3 preview | Mistral Small 4 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 77 | 69 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 60 | 90 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 56/100 | 64/100 | 69/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Hy3 previewTencent | Mistral Small 4Mistral AI | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.176 | $0.15 (best) | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.586 (best) | $0.60 | $0.85 |
| Cached input | — | $0.015 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.279 | $0.263 (best) | $0.40 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official Mistral API | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yeshigh | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Open |
| API model ID | hy3-preview | mistral-small-2603 | nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning |
| API providers | 5 | 16 (best) | 8 |
| Released | Apr 20, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jun 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Hy3 preview$2.93
- Mistral Small 4$2.70
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Hy3 preview, Mistral Small 4 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 Mistral Small 4 (64) and Hy3 preview (56). It leads on inputs & features. 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, Hy3 preview, Mistral Small 4 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?
Mistral Small 4 is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Hy3 preview costs $0.176 input / $0.586 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Tencent TokenHub); Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning costs $0.25 input / $0.85 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Nvidia). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for Mistral Small 4 versus $0.279 for Hy3 preview (1.1× as much) and $0.40 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (1.5× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Hy3 preview has not been scored yet, Mistral Small 4 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 Hy3 preview, Mistral Small 4 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. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy3 preview, Mistral Small 4 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning share the same 256,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Hy3 preview up to 64,000, Mistral Small 4 up to 256,000, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Hy3 preview accepts text; Mistral Small 4 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, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Hy3 preview came out Apr 20, 2026; Mistral Small 4 came out Mar 16, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Small 4 Jun 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.
