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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs Qwen3.5 9B Base

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning comes out ahead, 67 to 50 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

    Released Apr 28, 2026

    67/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.85
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 9B Base

    Released Feb 26, 2026

    50/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $0.807
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 9B Base

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01 — Verdict

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is our pick

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against Qwen3.5 9B Base (50). It leads on 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 priceNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning $0.40 · Qwen3.5 9B Base $0.427 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 9B BaseQwen3.5 9B Base 262,144 · Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Qwen3.5 9B Base: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningQwen3.5 9B Base
Price50%6665
Inputs & features30%9035
Context window20%3637
Overall100%67/10050/100

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 Omni 30B A3B Reasoning vs Qwen3.5 9B Base specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B ReasoningNVIDIAQwen3.5 9B BaseAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.25 (best)$0.30
Output$0.85$0.807 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.40 (best)$0.427
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 4 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache-2.0
API model IDnvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning—
API providers9 (best)1
ReleasedApr 28, 2026Feb 26, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning$4.20
  • Qwen3.5 9B Base$4.61
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning or Qwen3.5 9B Base?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against Qwen3.5 9B Base (50). It leads on 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 Omni 30B A3B Reasoning or Qwen3.5 9B Base?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.85 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Nvidia). Qwen3.5 9B Base costs $0.30 input / $0.807 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.40 per million tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning versus $0.427 for Qwen3.5 9B Base (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning has not been scored yet and Qwen3.5 9B Base has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning and Qwen3.5 9B Base yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen3.5 9B Base does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 9B Base has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning up to 65,536, Qwen3.5 9B Base up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video; Qwen3.5 9B Base accepts text, images and video. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning is the newest, released Apr 28, 2026. Qwen3.5 9B Base came out Feb 26, 2026.

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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