Gemma 2 9B vs Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 2 9B vs. Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL

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Overview

Gemma 2 9B was released 1 year before Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL.

	Gemma 2 9B	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	Google	NVIDIA
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	8.2K tokens	131.1K tokens
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once	Not specified tokens	Not specified tokens
Release Date When this model first became publicly available	June 28, 2024 1 year ago June 28th, 2024	October 28, 2025 18 days ago October 28th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	Gemma 2 9B	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Input Types Supported input formats	📝Text	🖼️Image📝Text🎬Video
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	Gemini	Other
Key Features Advanced capabilities	Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation	Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Gemma 2 9B is roughly 0.1x less expensive compared to Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL for input tokens and roughly 0.1x less expensive for output tokens.

	Gemma 2 9B	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.03 per million tokens	$0.20 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$0.09 per million tokens	$0.60 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemma 2 9B and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL.

	Gemma 2 9B	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Gemma 2 9B and Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL unique.

Gemma 2 9B by Google is a text-based AI model. It can handle standard conversations with its 8.2K token context window. Very affordable at $0.03/M input and $0.09/M output tokens. Released June 28th, 2024.

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL by NVIDIA understands both text and images, analyzes video, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output tokens. Released October 28th, 2025.