Gemma 4 26B A4B vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 26B A4B and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, Gemma 4 26B A4B scores highest: Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) at 17, against NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) at 9 for NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B.
- For output speed, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is fastest: NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 179 t/s, against Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) at 69 t/s for Gemma 4 26B A4B.
Releases compared
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Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
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| Gemma 4 26B A4B (Reasoning) |  Google | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.115 | $0.37 | $0.085 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.2B 3.8B active at inference time | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| Gemma 4 26B A4B (Non-reasoning) | Google | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.13 | $0.40 | $0.125 | - | - | - | - | 69 | 1.33s | 1.33s | 8.56s | - | 25.2B 3.8B active at inference time | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) |  NVIDIA | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | - | 13 | 15 | $0.02 | $0.1 | $0.05 | $0.20 | - | $64 | 27k | 24k | 178M | 134 | 1.23s | 16.20s | 19.94s | 181.14s | 31.6B 3.6B active at inference time | 1M | Dec 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |   | |||
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) | NVIDIA | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.05 | $0.20 | - | - | - | - | - | 179 | 0.95s | 0.95s | 3.74s | - | 31.6B 3.6B active at inference time | 1M | Dec 2025 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text | | |||