Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) Comparison
Comparing Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, SWE-Bench Verified), while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is better at 1 benchmark (WMT24++).
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.06/1M tokens).
For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) ($0.24/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is more expensive than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B has 365.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B), making it 1140.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 262,144 tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is limited to 64,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) does not.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
License
Usage and distribution terms
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) was released on 2025-12-15.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 2 months newer than Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B).
Feb 16, 2026
4 weeks ago
2mo newerDec 15, 2025
3 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-11-28, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)'s training data extends to 2025-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.
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Nov 2025
Provider Availability
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is available from Novita. Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B) is available from DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Nemotron 3 Nano (30B A3B)
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
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Detailed Comparison
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