NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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Wins 7 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Qwen3.5 35B A3B is the stronger all-rounder.NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is cheaper.
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.
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video04Qwen3.5 35B A3B4 of 4 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Qwen3.5 35B A3B2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software02Qwen3.5 35B A3B2 of 2 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own02Qwen3.5 35B A3B2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Qwen3.5 35B A3B2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Qwen3.5 35B A3B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Qwen3.5 35B A3B1 of 1 test
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.
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL costs 64% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3.5 35B A3B pulls ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+43.4points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+40.6points ahead
- Reasoning about charts from research papersCharXiv (RQ)+36.2points ahead
Where NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
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.
CodingQwen3.5 35B A3B
- Terminal-Bench HardQwen3.5 35B A3B by 224.526.5+22
- SciCodeQwen3.5 35B A3B by 11.526.237.7+11.5
AgentsQwen3.5 35B A3B
- OSWorld-VerifiedQwen3.5 35B A3B by 43.411.154.5+43.4
- GDPValQwen3.5 35B A3B by 5.605.6+5.6
ReasoningQwen3.5 35B A3B
- GPQA DiamondQwen3.5 35B A3B by 27.357.284.5+27.3
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3.5 35B A3B by 15.55.521+15.5
- CritPttie00.9tie
FactsQwen3.5 35B A3B
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationQwen3.5 35B A3B by 6.97.714.6+6.9
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyQwen3.5 35B A3B by 5.514.620.1+5.5
Images and chartsQwen3.5 35B A3B
- CharXiv (RQ)Qwen3.5 35B A3B by 36.241.377.5+36.2
- MMMU-ProQwen3.5 35B A3B by 19.852.972.7+19.8
- MathVistaQwen3.5 35B A3B by 10.775.586.2+10.7
- OCRBenchv2Qwen3.5 35B A3B by 4.161.265.3+4.1
Following instructionsQwen3.5 35B A3B
- IFBenchQwen3.5 35B A3B by 40.631.972.5+40.6
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)Qwen3.5 35B A3B by 67.921.389.2+67.9
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexQwen3.5 35B A3B by 25.311.737+25.3
- MMlongBench DocQwen3.5 35B A3B by 21.53859.5+21.5
- AA-OmniscienceQwen3.5 35B A3B by 16.1-64.2-48.1+16.1
- AA IntelligenceQwen3.5 35B A3B by 11.87.519.3+11.8
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3.5 35B A3B by 4.77.111.8+4.7
Questions people ask
Which is better, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL or Qwen3.5 35B A3B?
Qwen3.5 35B A3B wins all seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL wins none, but costs 64% less.
Which is better for coding?
Qwen3.5 35B A3B. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL wins none.
Which is cheaper?
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 35B A3B costs $0.25 and $2.00. That makes NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL about 64% 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.