NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL vs Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
Wins 4 of 7 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents
Wins 3 of 7 areas
Agents · Images and charts · Following instructions
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL wins more areas, narrowly.Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) is better at images and charts.
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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking10NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up10NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL1 of 1 test
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video02Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own02Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)2 of 2 tests
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)1 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.
The biggest differences
The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+19.7points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+9.1points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+7.8points ahead
Where Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) pulls ahead
- Completes tasks by operating a computer desktopOSWorld-Verified+20.3points ahead
- Reasoning about charts from research papersCharXiv (RQ)+9points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+4.7points 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.
CodingNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
- SciCodeNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 9.126.217.1+9.1
- Terminal-Bench HardNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 34.51.5+3
AgentsQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
- OSWorld-VerifiedQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 20.311.131.4+20.3
- GDPValQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 13.8013.8+13.8
ReasoningNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
- GPQA DiamondNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 7.857.249.4+7.8
- Humanity's Last Examtie5.54.6tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 2.414.612.2+2.4
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationtie7.78.2tie
Images and chartsQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
- CharXiv (RQ)Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 941.350.3+9
- MathVistaQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 475.579.5+4
- MMMU-Protie52.952tie
Long documentsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL
- AA-LCRNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 19.74121.3+19.7
Following instructionsQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
- IFBenchQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 4.731.936.6+4.7
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.
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 7.37.114.4+7.3
- OCRBench v2_enQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 754.861.8+7
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 5.821.315.5+5.8
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 511.76.7+5
- AA-OmniscienceNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL by 4.2-64.2-68.4+4.2
- AA Intelligencetie7.57tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL or Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)?
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL wins four of the seven areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts and long documents. Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) wins agents, images and charts and following instructions.
Which is better for coding?
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) wins none.
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.