Model Comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (SWE-Bench Verified).
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 448.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B), making it 1400.0% 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 11 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.
Dec 15, 2025
4 months ago
10mo newerJan 31, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's cutoff date.
Nov 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct