Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603 vs Trinity Large Thinking
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning comes out ahead, 69 to 62 and 55 on our weighted score, though Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 2.7× cheaper per token.
- Our pick
NVIDIANemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning
69/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.85
- Context256K
StepFunStep 3.5 Flash 2603
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.30
- Context256K
Arcee AITrinity Large Thinking
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.80
- Context524K
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 Step 3.5 Flash 2603 (62) and Trinity Large Thinking (55). It leads on inputs & features. Step 3.5 Flash 2603 wins on price. Trinity Large Thinking wins on 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 priceStep 3.5 Flash 2603Step 3.5 Flash 2603 $0.15 · Trinity Large Thinking $0.388 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning $0.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextTrinity Large ThinkingTrinity Large Thinking 524,288 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 · Step 3.5 Flash 2603 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Step 3.5 Flash 2603: Text · Trinity Large Thinking: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning | Step 3.5 Flash 2603 | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 69 | 89 | 69 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 90 | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 36 | 49 |
| Overall | 100% | 69/100 | 62/100 | 55/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIA | Step 3.5 Flash 2603StepFun | Trinity Large ThinkingArcee AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.25 | $0.10 (best) | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.85 | $0.30 (best) | $0.80 |
| Cached input | — | $0.02 (best) | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.40 | $0.15 (best) | $0.388 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official StepFun (Global) API | Official Arcee API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens | 524,288 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 256,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · high | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 |
| API model ID | nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning | step-3.5-flash-2603 | trinity-large-thinking |
| API providers | 8 (best) | 3 | 6 |
| Released | Apr 28, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 2025 | — |
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 Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
- Step 3.5 Flash 2603$1.60
- Trinity Large Thinking$4.10
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning, Step 3.5 Flash 2603 or Trinity Large Thinking?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Step 3.5 Flash 2603 (62) and Trinity Large Thinking (55). It leads on inputs & features. Step 3.5 Flash 2603 wins on price. Trinity Large Thinking wins on 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, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning, Step 3.5 Flash 2603 or Trinity Large Thinking?
Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official StepFun (Global) API price). Trinity Large Thinking costs $0.25 input / $0.80 output per million tokens (official Arcee 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 $0.15 per million tokens for Step 3.5 Flash 2603 versus $0.388 for Trinity Large Thinking (2.6× as much) and $0.40 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (2.7× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning has not been scored yet, Step 3.5 Flash 2603 has not been scored yet and Trinity Large Thinking has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning, Step 3.5 Flash 2603 and Trinity Large Thinking 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?
Trinity Large Thinking has the largest context window at 524,288 tokens, against 256,000 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning and 256,000 for Step 3.5 Flash 2603. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536, Step 3.5 Flash 2603 up to 256,000, Trinity Large Thinking up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video; Step 3.5 Flash 2603 accepts text; Trinity Large Thinking 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 (OpenMDW-1.1), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Step 3.5 Flash 2603 came out Apr 2, 2026; Trinity Large Thinking came out Apr 1, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Step 3.5 Flash 2603 Jan 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.
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