Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3 30B A3B are closely matched at 21.0 and 17.3 on the LLM Stats Score. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 1.7x cheaper per token.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3 30B A3B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 21.0 and 17.3.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is roughly 1.7x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) also accepts a larger context window (262,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- cost matters — it's about 1.7x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
Choose Qwen3 30B A3B
- you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
15 reported for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) · 8 for Qwen3 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.05/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).
For output processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3 30B A3B is more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has 1.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 4.9% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Qwen3 30B A3B's 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Qwen3 30B A3B is limited to 128,000 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 8 months newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.
Dec 15, 2025
9 months ago
7mo newerApr 29, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen3 30B A3B'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 Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.
Nov 2025
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Provider Availability
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Qwen3 30B A3B
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3 30B A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 30B A3B.