Nemotron 3 Ultra is $4.4 cheaper per 1M input tokens (88% lower; 8.33x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Claude Opus Latest
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for lower cost; pick Claude Opus Latest only if the larger context window matters more.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra for lower cost; pick Claude Opus Latest only if the larger context window matters more.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Ultra is estimated at $2.4 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest, saving $15.1 (86.3% lower).
Cost-first pickNemotron 3 Ultra
Context-first pickClaude Opus Latest
Sample savings$15.186.3%
10x traffic gap$151
Claude Opus Latest has more context, but Nemotron 3 Ultra saves $15.1 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $151. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Nemotron 3 Ultra stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Claude Opus Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Nemotron 3 Ultra | $4.8 | $37.5 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Nemotron 3 Ultra | $4.2 | $30 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Nemotron 3 Ultra | $18.6 | $130 |
Nemotron 3 Ultra is $21.4 cheaper per 1M output tokens (85.6% lower; 6.94x difference).
Claude Opus Latest has 487.71K more context (1.95x larger).
Nemotron 3 Ultra is $15.1 cheaper on the standard workload (86.3% 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 Ultra has the lower input price; Nemotron 3 Ultra has the lower output price; Claude Opus Latest offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Nemotron 3 Ultra is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2.4 for Nemotron 3 Ultra and $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest.
Choose Nemotron 3 Ultra when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.
Choose Claude Opus Latest when you care most about larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Ultra is estimated at $2.4 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest, saving $15.1 (86.3% lower).
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is $15.1 cheaper on the standard workload (86.3% lower).
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is $4.4 cheaper per 1M input tokens (88% lower; 8.33x difference).
- Nemotron 3 Ultra is $21.4 cheaper per 1M output tokens (85.6% lower; 6.94x difference).
- Claude Opus Latest has 487.71K more context (1.95x larger).
| Feature | Nemotron 3 Ultra (NVIDIA) | Claude Opus Latest (Anthropic) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.6 | $5 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $3.6 | $25 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $2.4 | $17.5 |
| Context Window | 512.29K | 1M |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Nemotron 3 Ultra | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3 Ultra is estimated at $2.4 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest, saving $15.1 (86.3% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Nemotron 3 Ultra | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Claude Opus Latest | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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