Model Comparison
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3 235B A22BWhich is better in 2026?
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Verdict: Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3 235B A22B — which is better?
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3 235B A22B (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 Nano 9B v2 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 235B A22B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025). Nemotron Nano 9B v2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025
Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if…
- you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 235B A22B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 235B A22B has 226.1B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 2540.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3 235B A22B 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 Qwen3 235B A22B was released on 2025-04-29.
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 4 months newer than Qwen3 235B A22B.
Aug 18, 2025
11 months ago
3mo newerApr 29, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Qwen3 235B A22B'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 Qwen3 235B A22B's cutoff date.
Sep 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 235B A22B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
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Run your own prompts against Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3 235B A22B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3 235B A22B.