Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs. Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct

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Overview

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct was released 1 year before Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL.

	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL	Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	NVIDIA	Microsoft
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	131.1K tokens	128K 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	October 28, 2025 18 days ago October 28th, 2025	May 26, 2024 1 year ago May 26th, 2024

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL	Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Input Types Supported input formats	🖼️Image📝Text🎬Video	📝Text
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	Other	Other
Key Features Advanced capabilities	Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation	✓Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL is roughly 2.0x more expensive compared to Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct for input tokens and roughly 6.0x more expensive for output tokens.

	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL	Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.20 per million tokens	$0.10 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$0.60 per million tokens	$0.10 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct.

	Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL	Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
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 Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct unique.

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.

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct by Microsoft can use external tools and APIs. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Very affordable at $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output tokens. Released May 26th, 2024.