Laguna XS.2 vs GPT-5.6 Sol vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
GPT-5.6 Sol comes out ahead, 72 to 68 and 36 on our weighted score, though Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is 20× cheaper per token.
PoolsideLaguna XS.2
36/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context262K
- Our pick
OpenAIGPT-5.6 Sol
72/100- ECI161.8
- Price$4.00 / $20.00
- Context1.05M
NVIDIANemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
68/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.85
- Context256K
GPT-5.6 Sol is our pick
GPT-5.6 Sol is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (68) and Laguna XS.2 (36). It leads on context window. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning wins on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 · GPT-5.6 Sol $8.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Laguna XS.2 unpriced
- Longest contextGPT-5.6 SolGPT-5.6 Sol 1,050,000 · Laguna XS.2 262,144 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningLaguna XS.2: Text · GPT-5.6 Sol: Text, Images, PDFs · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingLaguna XS.2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Laguna XS.2 | GPT-5.6 Sol | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 80 | 90 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 61 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 36/100 | 72/100 | 68/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Laguna XS.2Poolside | GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 161.8 | — |
| ECI rank | — | #8 of 148 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 93.5% | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | — | 89.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 100% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | — | 69.7% | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $4.00 | $0.25 (best) |
| Output | — | $20.00 | $0.85 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.40 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $8.00 | $0.40 (best) |
| Long-context rate | — | Over 272K: $8.00 / $30.00 | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official OpenAI API | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | gpt-5.6-sol | nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning |
| API providers | 1 | 40 (best) | 8 |
| Released | Apr 28, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Feb 16, 2026 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Laguna XS.2—
- GPT-5.6 Sol$80.00
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Laguna XS.2, GPT-5.6 Sol or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?
GPT-5.6 Sol is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (68) and Laguna XS.2 (36). It leads on context window. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning wins on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Laguna XS.2, GPT-5.6 Sol 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). GPT-5.6 Sol costs $4.00 input / $20.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI 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 $8.00 for GPT-5.6 Sol (20× as much). Laguna XS.2 has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Laguna XS.2 has not been scored yet, GPT-5.6 Sol has an ECI of 161.8 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 Laguna XS.2, GPT-5.6 Sol 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?
GPT-5.6 Sol has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Laguna XS.2 and 256,000 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning. Maximum output per response: Laguna XS.2 up to 32,768, GPT-5.6 Sol up to 128,000, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Laguna XS.2 accepts text; GPT-5.6 Sol accepts text, images and PDFs; 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?
Laguna XS.2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-5.6 Sol is proprietary.
Which is newer?
GPT-5.6 Sol is the newest, released Jul 9, 2026. Laguna XS.2 came out Apr 28, 2026; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning came out Apr 28, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.6 Sol Feb 16, 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.
