Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 40.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 27× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Max in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3 Max leads 62.4 to 52.3.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $6 for Qwen3 Max.
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.6 | 43.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-15 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1378 | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1348 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1371 | 1446 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1355 | 1455 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.6% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162), Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1382 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1396 | 1449 |
| LMArena German | 1348 | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1268 | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | 1269 | 1399 |
| LMArena Russian | 1303 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1376 | 1462 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180), Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 1419 |
Long Context Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1300 | 1438 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174), Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1348 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1319 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 40.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs 27× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen3 Max?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Max lists at $1.20 and $6.
Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 40.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen3 Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.