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Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 vs Qwen3 MaxWhich is better in 2026?

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Verdict: Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 vs Qwen3 Max — which is better?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3 Max (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3 Max is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025). Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Choose Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen3 Max if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3 Max is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Fri Aug 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

950.1B diff

Qwen3 Max has 950.1B more parameters than Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1, making it 1904.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 Max
1.0Tparameters
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
1000.0B
Qwen3 Max

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 Max specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 Max specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 Max
Input256,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Aug 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while Qwen3 Max uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Qwen3 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.

Qwen3 Max is 9 months newer than Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.4 years ago

Qwen3 Max

Dec 15, 2025

7 months ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Qwen3 Max's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 Max's cutoff date.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

Qwen3 Max

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (66.7% vs 62.0%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (81.6% vs 58.4%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and Qwen3 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 Max
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NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 Max

FAQ

Common questions about Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 vs Qwen3 Max.

Which is better, Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 or Qwen3 Max?

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 compare to Qwen3 Max in benchmarks?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 scores MATH-500: 96.6%, MT-Bench: 91.7%, MBPP: 91.3%, Arena Hard: 88.3%, BFCL v2: 73.7%. Qwen3 Max scores AIME 2025: 81.6%, t2-bench: 74.8%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, LiveCodeBench v6: 69.0%, SuperGPQA: 65.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and Qwen3 Max?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 Max supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and Qwen3 Max?

Key differences include licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 and Qwen3 Max?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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