# Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs SmolLM3-3B (slim)

> SmolLM3-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 60.7 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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SmolLM3-3B and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.7 (C). Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning leads on agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- 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
- SmolLM3-3B: C 61, rank #47 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smollm3-3b.min.md
- 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 Agent interface, 90 against 80; Documentation and upkeep, 65 against 54.
- SmolLM3-3B, good for Agents that want a small, fully transparent tool-calling cousin on a laptop, CPU or edge device Ahead on Risk, 65 against 60.

| Category | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 80 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 65 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Hugging Face |
| Licence | NVIDIA Open Model Agreement (custom, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-24 | 2025-09-10 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |