Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3 32B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3 32B are closely matched at 18.4 and 18.4 on the LLM Stats Score.
NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3 32B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 18.4 and 18.4.
The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025
Choose Qwen3 32B
- you want predictable pricing at $0.08/M input and $0.28/M output
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 · 9 for Qwen3 32B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 32B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 32B has 23.9B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 268.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 32B specifies input context (40,960 tokens). Only Qwen3 32B specifies output context (40,960 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3 32B 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 32B was released on 2025-04-29.
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 4 months newer than Qwen3 32B.
Aug 18, 2025
1.1 years ago
3mo newerApr 29, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Qwen3 32B'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 32B's cutoff date.
Sep 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3 32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3 32B.