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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Laguna XS.2 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs DeepSeek V4 Pro

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning comes out ahead, 68 to 51 and 36 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Poolside

    Laguna XS.2

    Released Apr 28, 2026

    36/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context262K
  2. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

    Released Apr 28, 2026

    68/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.85
    • Context256K
  3. DeepSeek

    DeepSeek V4 Pro

    Released Apr 24, 2026

    51/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.32 / $3.00
    • Context1M
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 68/100 against DeepSeek V4 Pro (51) and Laguna XS.2 (36). It leads on inputs & features. DeepSeek V4 Pro wins on context window. 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 · DeepSeek V4 Pro $1.74 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Laguna XS.2 unpriced
  • Longest contextDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 Pro 1,000,000 · 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 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video · DeepSeek V4 Pro: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLaguna XS.2Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningDeepSeek V4 Pro
Inputs & features60%359045
Context window40%373660
Overall100%36/10068/10051/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. 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.

Laguna XS.2 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs DeepSeek V4 Pro specifications side by side
SpecificationLaguna XS.2PoolsideNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIADeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.25 (best)$1.32
Output—$0.85 (best)$3.00
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)—$0.40 (best)$1.74
Long-context rate—Same rateSame rate
Price source—Median of 4 providersMedian of 49 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens256,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens65,536 tokens384,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoYesNo
VideoNoYesNo
ReasoningYesYesYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenOpen
API model ID—nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning—
API providers1852 (best)
ReleasedApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026Apr 24, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——May 2025
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.

  • Laguna XS.2—
  • Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro$19.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Laguna XS.2, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning or DeepSeek V4 Pro?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against DeepSeek V4 Pro (51) and Laguna XS.2 (36). It leads on inputs & features. DeepSeek V4 Pro wins on context window. 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, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning or DeepSeek V4 Pro?

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). DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.32 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (median across 49 API providers). 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 $1.74 for DeepSeek V4 Pro (4.3× 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, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning has not been scored yet and DeepSeek V4 Pro has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Laguna XS.2, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning and DeepSeek V4 Pro 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?

DeepSeek V4 Pro has the largest context window at 1,000,000 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, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536, DeepSeek V4 Pro up to 384,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Laguna XS.2 accepts text; Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video; DeepSeek V4 Pro accepts text. 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?

Laguna XS.2 is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning came out Apr 28, 2026; DeepSeek V4 Pro came out Apr 24, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: DeepSeek V4 Pro May 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.