Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Seed 2.0 Mini vs Ministral 3 3B
Seed 2.0 Mini comes out ahead, 80 to 74 and 68 on our weighted score, though Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 9% cheaper per token.
NVIDIANemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
68/100- ECI—
- Price$0.05 / $0.20
- Context262K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Mini
80/100- ECI—
- Price$0.03 / $0.297
- Context256K
Mistral AIMinistral 3 3B
74/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.10
- Context262K
Seed 2.0 Mini is our pick
Seed 2.0 Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 80/100 against Ministral 3 3B (74) and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (68). It leads on inputs & features. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 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 priceNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.087 · Seed 2.0 Mini $0.097 · Ministral 3 3B $0.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Ministral 3 3BNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 262,144 · Ministral 3 3B 262,144 · Seed 2.0 Mini 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 MiniNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Text · Seed 2.0 Mini: Text, Images, Video · Ministral 3 3B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Ministral 3 3BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Seed 2.0 Mini | Ministral 3 3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 98 | 97 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 80 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 80/100 | 74/100 |
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 | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA | Seed 2.0 MiniByteDance Seed | Ministral 3 3BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.05 | $0.03 (best) | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.20 | $0.297 | $0.10 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.0059 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.087 (best) | $0.097 | $0.10 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.059 / $0.594 | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 13 providers | Official Volcengine Ark API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b | doubao-seed-2-0-mini-260428 | — |
| API providers | 16 (best) | 8 | 1 |
| Released | Dec 15, 2025 | Feb 14, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$0.90
- Seed 2.0 Mini$0.891
- Ministral 3 3B$1.20
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, Seed 2.0 Mini or Ministral 3 3B?
Seed 2.0 Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 80/100 against Ministral 3 3B (74) and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (68). It leads on inputs & features. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 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, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, Seed 2.0 Mini or Ministral 3 3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 13 API providers; free on Nvidia). Seed 2.0 Mini costs $0.03 input / $0.297 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price); Ministral 3 3B costs $0.10 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.087 per million tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B versus $0.097 for Seed 2.0 Mini (1.1× as much) and $0.10 for Ministral 3 3B (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has not been scored yet, Seed 2.0 Mini has not been scored yet and Ministral 3 3B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, Seed 2.0 Mini and Ministral 3 3B 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?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Ministral 3 3B have the largest context windows (262,144 and 262,144 tokens), against 256,000 for Seed 2.0 Mini. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B up to 262,144, Seed 2.0 Mini up to 32,000, Ministral 3 3B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B accepts text; Seed 2.0 Mini accepts text, images and video; Ministral 3 3B accepts text and images. Seed 2.0 Mini handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Ministral 3 3B publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Mini is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Seed 2.0 Mini is the newest, released Feb 14, 2026. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B came out Dec 15, 2025; Ministral 3 3B came out Dec 2, 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.
