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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Mercury Edit 2 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, though Mercury Edit 2 is 6% cheaper per token.

  1. Inception

    Mercury Edit 2

    Released Mar 30, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.75
    • Context32K
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  2. Our pick

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    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 Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on 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 priceMercury Edit 2Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning $0.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningMercury Edit 2: Text · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMercury Edit 2Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
Price50%7069
Inputs & features30%090
Context window20%036
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.

Mercury Edit 2 vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning specifications side by side
SpecificationMercury Edit 2InceptionNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIA
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.25$0.25
Output$0.75 (best)$0.85
Cached input$0.025—
Blended (3:1)$0.375 (best)$0.40
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Inception APIMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window32,000 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDmercury-edit-2nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning
API providers18 (best)
ReleasedMar 30, 2026Apr 28, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Mercury Edit 2$4.00
  • Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mercury Edit 2 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 Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on 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, Mercury Edit 2 or Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning?

Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). 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 $0.375 per million tokens for Mercury Edit 2 versus $0.40 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mercury Edit 2 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 Mercury Edit 2 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. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mercury Edit 2 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?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Mercury Edit 2 came out Mar 30, 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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