Model Comparison

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Verdict: Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — which is better?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-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.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, IFEval), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). 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

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, IFEval), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Sun Jun 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

71.1B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has 71.1B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 798.9% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
8.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
80.0Bparameters
8.9B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Sun Jun 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 1 month newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

10 months ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

9 months ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Higher AIME 2025 score (72.1% vs 69.5%)
Higher IFEval score (90.3% vs 87.6%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (65,536 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (72.9% vs 64.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct 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 Nano 9B v2 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-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%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct scores MMLU-Redux: 90.9%, MultiPL-E: 87.8%, IFEval: 87.6%, WritingBench: 87.3%, Creative Writing v3: 85.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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