Model Comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 3.1x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Arena-Hard v2, GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU-ProX).
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens) is 3.3x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).
For output processing, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens) is 2.9x cheaper than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.70/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct 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 1.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct, making it 3.2% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is limited to 32,768 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B 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 VL 30B A3B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is 3 months newer than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct.
Dec 15, 2025
4 months ago
2mo newerSep 22, 2025
7 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B 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 VL 30B A3B Instruct's cutoff date.
Nov 2025
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Provider Availability
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is available from Novita, DeepInfra.
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct.