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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B vs Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B comes out ahead, 69 to 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. NVIDIA

    Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B

    Released Mar 24, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    69/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $3.20
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is our pick

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (35). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B unpriced
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10BNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B: Text · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BQwen3.5 122B-A10B
Inputs & features60%3590
Context window40%3637
Overall100%35/10069/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. 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 Cascade 2 30B A3B vs Qwen3.5 122B-A10B specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BNVIDIAQwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.40
Output—$3.20
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)—$1.10
Long-context rate—Same rate
Price source—Official Alibaba API
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model ID—qwen3.5-122b-a10b
API providers—19
ReleasedMar 24, 2026Feb 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B—
  • Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B or Qwen3.5 122B-A10B?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (35). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B or Qwen3.5 122B-A10B?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is cheaper at $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.10 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B versus . Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has not been scored yet and Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 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?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B. Maximum output per response: Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B up to 32,768, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B accepts text; Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B is the newest, released Mar 24, 2026. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B came out Feb 23, 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 Oct 4, 2026.

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