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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Hy3 preview vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning comes out ahead, 69 to 56 on our weighted score, though Hy3 preview is 30% cheaper per token.

  1. Tencent

    Hy3 preview

    Released Apr 20, 2026

    56/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.176 / $0.586
    • Context256K
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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
    Full specs Remove Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

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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 Hy3 preview (56). It leads on inputs & features. Hy3 preview wins on price. 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 priceHy3 previewHy3 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 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningHy3 preview: Text · 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
MeasureWeightHy3 previewNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Price50%7669
Inputs & features30%3590
Context window20%3636
Overall100%56/10069/100

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.

Hy3 preview vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning specifications side by side
SpecificationHy3 previewTencentNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIA
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.176 (best)$0.25
Output$0.586 (best)$0.85
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.279 (best)$0.40
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 4 providersMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens256,000 tokens
Max output64,000 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYeslow · medium · highYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDhy3-previewnvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning
API providers58 (best)
ReleasedApr 20, 2026Apr 28, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Hy3 preview$2.93
  • Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hy3 preview 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 Hy3 preview (56). It leads on inputs & features. Hy3 preview wins on price. 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 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Hy3 preview is cheaper at $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 $0.279 per million tokens for Hy3 preview versus $0.40 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (1.4× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Hy3 preview 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 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?

Hy3 preview 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, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hy3 preview accepts text; 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?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Hy3 preview came out Apr 20, 2026.

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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