Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 leads the LLM Stats Score 18.6 to 3.8.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 18.6 to 3.8, ranking #200 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2
- overall performance matters — it scores 18.6 and ranks #200 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025
Choose Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Nemotron Nano 9B v2 · 16 for Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct has 5.8B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 65.2% larger.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen2.5 14B 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 Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 11 months newer than Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.
Aug 18, 2025
1.0 years ago
11mo newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 14B Instruct's cutoff date.
Sep 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.