Nemotron 3 Nano Omni vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Wins 4 of 7 areas
Agents · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 1 of 7 areas
Reasoning
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni wins more areas, narrowly.Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper and better at reasoning.
Scores updated · 21 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own10Nemotron 3 Nano Omni1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up10Nemotron 3 Nano Omni1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Nemotron 3 Nano Omni1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Nemotron 3 Nano Omni1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software11Even1 each
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video22Even2 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs 17% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where Nemotron 3 Nano Omni pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+30.1points ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+17.1points ahead
- Reasoning about charts from research papersCharXiv (RQ)+14.7points ahead
Where Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+22.6points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+8.9points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 21 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingEven
- SciCodeQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct by 327.830.8+3
- Terminal-Bench HardNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 2.28.36.1+2.2
AgentsNemotron 3 Nano Omni
- OSWorld-VerifiedNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 17.147.430.3+17.1
- GDPValtie00tie
ReasoningQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
- GPQA DiamondQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct by 22.646.969.5+22.6
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct by 1.54.86.3+1.5
- CritPttie00tie
FactsNemotron 3 Nano Omni
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 814.36.3+8
- AA-Omniscience · Accuracytie15.215.6tie
Images and chartsEven
- CharXiv (RQ)Nemotron 3 Nano Omni by 14.763.648.9+14.7
- MMMU-ProQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct by 8.953.262.1+8.9
- MathVistaNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 2.782.880.1+2.7
- Video-MMEQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct by 2.372.274.5+2.3
Long documentsNemotron 3 Nano Omni
- AA-LCRNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 12.439.727.3+12.4
Following instructionsNemotron 3 Nano Omni
- IFBenchNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 30.163.233.1+30.1
Other results6 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Nemotron 3 Nano Omni by 26.345.319+26.3
- AA-OmniscienceNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 6-57.4-63.4+6
- OCRBench v2_enNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 3.86763.2+3.8
- AA IntelligenceNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 2.410.37.9+2.4
- OCRBench v2 (Chinese)Nemotron 3 Nano Omni by 1.25957.8+1.2
- Artificial Analysis Coding Indextie13.814.3tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni wins four of the seven areas where both have results: agents, facts, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct wins reasoning, and costs 17% less. They are level on coding and images and charts.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. They win 1 coding test each of the 2 both models report.
Which is cheaper?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.20 and $0.80. That makes Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct about 17% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 21 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 15 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 6 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.