Is Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL or Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper?

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL or Claude 3.5 Sonnet?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet has the larger context window (200K tokens).

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet offers a larger context window. Choose Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL or Claude 3.5 Sonnet based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL	Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Provider	DigitalOcean	DigitalOcean
Input / 1M tokens	$0.20	$3.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.60	$15.00
Context window	128K	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Dec 2025	Jun 2024

Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL details →Claude 3.5 Sonnet details →

FAQ

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