Model Comparison

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (by NVIDIA) and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (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.

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2 if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025

Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

64.5B diff

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has 64.5B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 724.7% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
8.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
73.4Bparameters
8.9B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
73.4B
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 12 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

11 months ago

11mo newer
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Aug 29, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-06-30.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has more recent training data (up to 2024-09-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (2023-06-30).

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

1.3 yr newer
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Jun 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2
✓ Preferred
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
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Feature
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 or Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (NVIDIA) and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Nemotron Nano 9B v2 compare to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%. Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.5%, VCR_en_easy: 91.9%, ChartQA: 88.3%, OCRBench: 87.7%, MMBench: 86.5%.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

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

Who makes Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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