Model Comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen2 72B Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2 72B Instruct has 40.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B), making it 125.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 17 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.
Dec 15, 2025
5 months ago
1.4yr newerJul 23, 2024
1.9 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen2 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s training data extends to 2025-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2 72B Instruct's cutoff date.
Nov 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen2 72B Instruct
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No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.