Nemotron 3 Nano Omni vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning
Wins 1 of 7 areas
Following instructions
Wins 3 of 7 areas
Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning wins more areas, narrowly.Nemotron 3 Nano Omni is cheaper and better at following instructions.
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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video12Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning2 of 4 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Nemotron 3 Nano Omni1 of 1 test
- CodingWriting and fixing software11Even1 each
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own11Even1 each
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 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.
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni costs 54% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+25.1points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+8.6points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+4.1points ahead
Where Nemotron 3 Nano Omni pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+18.1points ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+16.8points ahead
- Reasoning about charts from research papersCharXiv (RQ)+7points 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
- Terminal-Bench HardNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 38.35.3+3
- SciCodeQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 127.828.8+1
AgentsEven
- OSWorld-VerifiedNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 16.847.430.6+16.8
- GDPValQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 8.308.3+8.3
ReasoningQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning
- GPQA DiamondQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 25.146.972+25.1
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 4.14.88.9+4.1
- CritPttie00tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 4.114.310.2+4.1
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 1.715.216.9+1.7
Images and chartsQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning
- MMMU-ProQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 8.653.261.8+8.6
- CharXiv (RQ)Nemotron 3 Nano Omni by 763.656.6+7
- Video-MMEQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 1.172.273.3+1.1
- MathVistatie82.881.9tie
Long documentsQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning
- AA-LCRQwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 339.742.7+3
Following instructionsNemotron 3 Nano Omni
- IFBenchNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 18.163.245.1+18.1
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 25.445.319.9+25.4
- OCRBench v2_enNemotron 3 Nano Omni by 4.46762.6+4.4
- OCRBench v2 (Chinese)Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning by 1.45960.4+1.4
- AA Intelligencetie10.39.5tie
- Artificial Analysis Coding Indextie13.813.1tie
- AA-Omnisciencetie-57.4-57.6tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Reasoning wins three of the seven areas where both have results: reasoning, images and charts and long documents. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni wins following instructions, and costs 54% less. They are level on coding, agents and facts.
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 Reasoning costs $0.20 and $2.40. That makes Nemotron 3 Nano Omni about 54% 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.