# Granite 4.2 3B vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning and Granite 4.2 3B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 60.7 and 59.8 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning and Granite 4.2 3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 60.7 (C) and 59.8 (C). Granite 4.2 3B leads on reach and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 3B: C 59.8, rank #57 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-3b.min.md
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: C 60.7, rank #52 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning.min.md
- Granite 4.2 3B, good for Agents on small hardware that want a permissive reasoning model for tool calls and coding, with thinking they can switch off Ahead on Reach, 95 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 65. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.8 against 3.0 out of 5.
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning, good for Agents with a 32 to 48 GB NVIDIA GPU that need one local model to read video, audio, documents and screens and call tools Ahead on Capability, 34 against 21; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 85.

| Category | Granite 4.2 3B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 21 | 34 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 3B | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | NVIDIA |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | NVIDIA Open Model Agreement (custom, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence) |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2026-08-24 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |