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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) comes out ahead, 72 to 64 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

    Released Dec 15, 2025

    64/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.06 / $0.24
    • Context262K
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  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)

    Released Oct 15, 2025

    72/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.022 / $0.215
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is our pick

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (64). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) $0.07 · Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B $0.105 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 262,144 · Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Text · Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud): Text, Images
  • Self-hostingNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)
Price50%92100
Inputs & features30%3550
Context window20%3737
Overall100%64/10072/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIAQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Alibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.06$0.022 (best)
Output$0.24$0.215 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.105$0.07 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 15 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Max output262,144 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID——
API providers16 (best)1
ReleasedDec 15, 2025Oct 15, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJun 25, 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B$1.08
  • Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)$0.65
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)?

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (64). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)?

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is cheaper at $0.022 input / $0.215 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B costs $0.06 input / $0.24 output per million tokens (median across 15 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.07 per million tokens for Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) versus $0.105 for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (1.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has not been scored yet and Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B up to 262,144, Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B accepts text; Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) accepts text and images. Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the newest, released Dec 15, 2025. Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) came out Oct 15, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B Jun 25, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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