Model Comparison

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3.8 MaxWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3.8 Max — which is better?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3.8 Max (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam). Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen3.8 Max if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam).

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2368.0B diff

Qwen3.8 Max has 2368.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B), making it 7400.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
32.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
2.4Tparameters
32.0B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
2400.0B
Qwen3.8 Max

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).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.8 Max supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.

Qwen3.8 Max can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3.8 Max uses a proprietary license.

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

Qwen3.8 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.

Qwen3.8 Max is 8 months newer than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Dec 15, 2025

7 months ago

Qwen3.8 Max

Aug 2, 2026

3 days ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen3.8 Max'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 Qwen3.8 Max's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)

Nov 2025

Qwen3.8 Max

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Has open weights
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.8 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (92.6% vs 75.0%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (43.6% vs 15.5%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Max
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Feature
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max

FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) vs Qwen3.8 Max.

Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) compare to Qwen3.8 Max 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%. Qwen3.8 Max scores PaperBench: 93.0%, GPQA: 92.6%, VideoMME w sub.: 90.4%, RealWorldQA: 88.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 86.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3.8 Max?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) supports 262K tokens and Qwen3.8 Max supports an unknown number of 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 Qwen3.8 Max?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) and Qwen3.8 Max?

Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3.8 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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