Model Comparison

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)Which is better in 2026?

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) — which is better?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) (by NVIDIA) 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.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified, TAU3-Bench), while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is better at 7 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IMO-AnswerBench, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, SWE-bench Multilingual). Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B if…

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

Choose Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 7 of 9 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2026

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

9 benchmarks

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified, TAU3-Bench), while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is better at 7 benchmarks (GDPval-AA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IMO-AnswerBench, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, SWE-bench Multilingual).

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Jul 17 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

515.0B diff

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) has 515.0B more parameters than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, making it 1471.4% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
35.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
550.0Bparameters
35.0B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
550.0B
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) does not.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

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

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) was released on 2026-06-04.

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is 2 months newer than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

3 months ago

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Jun 4, 2026

1 months ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-09-30, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)'s training data extends to 2025-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Sep 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (73.4% vs 70.7%)
Higher TAU3-Bench score (67.2% vs 22.6%)
NVIDIA
Higher GDPval-AA score (39.4% vs 35.2%)
Higher GPQA score (87.0% vs 86.0%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (37.4% vs 21.4%)
Higher IMO-AnswerBench score (92.3% vs 78.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (89.0% vs 80.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (86.8% vs 85.2%)
Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (67.7% vs 67.2%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

Which is better, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B or Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.6-35B-A3B compare to Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) in benchmarks?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores MMLU-Redux: 93.3%, MMBench-V1.1: 92.8%, AI2D: 92.7%, AIME 2026: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 92.0%. Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) scores RULER: 94.7%, IMO-AnswerBench: 92.3%, PinchBench: 90.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 89.0%, GPQA: 87.0%.

What are the main differences between Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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