NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Wins 1 of 7 areas
Long documents
Wins 6 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Following instructions
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is the stronger all-rounder.NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is cheaper and better at long documents.
Scores updated · 20 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 video03Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software02Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct2 of 2 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own02Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up01Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL1 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 60% 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 VL 235B A22B Instruct pulls ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+55.6points ahead
- Reasoning about charts from research papersCharXiv (RQ)+20.8points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+14.7points ahead
Where NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+8.3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 20 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
- SciCodeQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 9.726.235.9+9.7
- Terminal-Bench HardQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 2.34.56.8+2.3
AgentsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
- OSWorld-VerifiedQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 55.611.166.7+55.6
- GDPValQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 6.706.7+6.7
ReasoningQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
- GPQA DiamondQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 1457.271.2+14
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 1.15.56.6+1.1
- CritPttie00tie
FactsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 5.714.620.3+5.7
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationtie7.78.4tie
Images and chartsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
- CharXiv (RQ)Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 20.841.362.1+20.8
- MMMU-ProQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 14.752.967.6+14.7
- MathVistaQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 9.475.584.9+9.4
Long documentsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
- AA-LCRNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 8.34132.7+8.3
Following instructionsQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
- IFBenchQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 10.831.942.7+10.8
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 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 13.821.335.1+13.8
- OCRBench v2_enQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 12.354.867.1+12.3
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 127.119.1+12
- AA-OmniscienceQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 11.5-64.2-52.7+11.5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 4.811.716.5+4.8
- AA IntelligenceQwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct by 2.47.59.9+2.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct wins six of the seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts and following instructions. NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL wins long documents, and costs 60% less.
Which is better for coding?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct. 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 VL 235B A22B Instruct costs $0.40 and $1.60. That makes NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL about 60% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 20 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 14 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.