Nemotron 3 Super is $0.71 cheaper per 1M input tokens (88.8% lower; 8.89x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
Nemotron 3 Super vs Claude 3.5 Haiku
Pick Nemotron 3 Super when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Nemotron 3 Super when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super is estimated at $0.32 vs $2.8 for Claude 3.5 Haiku, saving $2.48 (88.8% lower).
Cost-first pickNemotron 3 Super
Context-first pickNemotron 3 Super
Sample savings$2.4888.8%
10x traffic gap$24.85
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $24.85. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Nemotron 3 Super stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Nemotron 3 Super | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Nemotron 3 Super | $0.68 | $6 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Nemotron 3 Super | $0.54 | $4.8 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Nemotron 3 Super | $2.34 | $20.8 |
Nemotron 3 Super is $3.55 cheaper per 1M output tokens (88.8% lower; 8.89x difference).
Nemotron 3 Super has 800K more context (5x larger).
Nemotron 3 Super is $2.48 cheaper on the standard workload (88.8% lower).
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Nemotron 3 Super has the lower input price; Nemotron 3 Super has the lower output price; Nemotron 3 Super offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.32 for Nemotron 3 Super and $2.8 for Claude 3.5 Haiku.
Choose Nemotron 3 Super when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super is estimated at $0.32 vs $2.8 for Claude 3.5 Haiku, saving $2.48 (88.8% lower).
- Nemotron 3 Super is $2.48 cheaper on the standard workload (88.8% lower).
- Nemotron 3 Super is $0.71 cheaper per 1M input tokens (88.8% lower; 8.89x difference).
- Nemotron 3 Super is $3.55 cheaper per 1M output tokens (88.8% lower; 8.89x difference).
- Nemotron 3 Super has 800K more context (5x larger).
| Feature | Nemotron 3 Super (NVIDIA) | Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.09 | $0.8 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.45 | $4 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.32 | $2.8 |
| Context Window | 1M | 200K |
| Release Date | ||
| Popularity | #99 | #104 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Nemotron 3 Super | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Super is estimated at $0.32 vs $2.8 for Claude 3.5 Haiku, saving $2.48 (88.8% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Nemotron 3 Super | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Nemotron 3 Super | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Nemotron 3 Super | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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