Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched at 21.0 and 23.8 on the LLM Stats Score. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 5.6x cheaper per token.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 21.0 and 23.8.

In the 9 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking wins 7; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is roughly 5.6x 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)

cost matters — it's about 5.6x 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-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 7 of 9 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Better token value: Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

NVIDIA

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Core performance indexes

LLM Stats Score

21.0

#190 · 15 evals

23.8

#172 · 22 evals

Best

Reasoning

19.7

#195 · 14 evals

24.5

#155 · 18 evals

Best

Agents

-6.7

#182 · 1 evals

12.2

#103 · 1 evals

Best

Cost, coverage & limits

Benchmark wins

2 of 9

7 of 9

Best

Input price

$0.05 / M

Best

$0.15 / M

Output price

$0.20 / M

Best

$1.50 / M

Context window

262,144

Best

65,536

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

5 shared

Index

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Math

22.3#140 · 5 evals

26.5#102 · 8 evals

Tool use

-1.9#183 · 3 evals

11.2#116 · 6 evals

Writing

3.0#101 · 4 evals

14.1#50 · 7 evals

Finance

14.0#130 · 2 evals

27.9#36 · 5 evals

Legal

14.0#113 · 2 evals

26.3#36 · 4 evals

Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

15 reported for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) · 23 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

9 shared

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Arena-Hard v2), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 7 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, Tau2 Airline, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs less

For input processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.05/1M tokens) is 3.0x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.20/1M tokens) is 7.5x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Input tokens$0.05

Output tokens$0.20

Best providerDeepinfra

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerNovita

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

48.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking has 48.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B), making it 150.0% larger.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

32.0Bparameters

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

80.0Bparameters

32.0B

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

80.0B

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's 65,536 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Input262,144 tokens

Output262,144 tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Input65,536 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 3 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

9 months ago

3mo newer

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking'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-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Provider Availability

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is available from Novita.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

✓ Preferred

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 21.0 and 23.8. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

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-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%.

Is Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 3.0x cheaper for input tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) costs $0.05/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.0 vs 23.8), context window (262K vs 66K), input pricing ($0.05 vs $0.15/M), licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking