Model Comparison

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 1.4x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

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.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs less

For input processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens) is 1.7x cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens) is 1.3x 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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Input tokens$0.06

Output tokens$0.24

Best providerDeepinfra

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.30

Best providerDeepinfra

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.5B diff

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has 1.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 4.9% larger.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

32.0Bparameters

Qwen3 30B A3B

30.5Bparameters

32.0B

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

30.5B

Qwen3 30B A3B

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.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Input262,144 tokens

Output262,144 tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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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.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Qwen3 30B A3B

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.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

4 months ago

7mo newer

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

11 months 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.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Qwen3 30B A3B

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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)

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.06/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.24/1M

Qwen3 30B A3B

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.44/1M

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

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NVIDIA

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Higher AIME 2025 score (99.2% vs 70.9%)

Higher GPQA score (75.0% vs 65.8%)

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)	Qwen3 30B A3B

FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3 30B A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) scores AIME 2025: 99.2%, WMT24++: 86.2%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, GPQA: 75.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 68.3%. Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs $0.06/M input and $0.24/M output via deepinfra. Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Key differences include context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.06 vs $0.10/M), licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Performance Benchmarks

Arena Performance

Pricing Analysis

Model Size

Context Window

License

Release Timeline

Knowledge Cutoff

Provider Availability

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Qwen3 30B A3B

Outputs Comparison

Key Takeaways

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Qwen3 30B A3B

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

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