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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct vs Qwen-VL OCR

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct comes out ahead, 62 to 36 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct

    Released Aug 21, 2024Deprecated

    62/100
    • ECI—
    • PriceFree / Free
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen-VL OCR

    Released Oct 28, 2024

    36/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.72 / $0.72
    • Context34K
    Full specs Remove Qwen-VL OCR

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01 — Verdict

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct is our pick

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Qwen-VL OCR (36). It leads on price and context window. 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 Mini 4B InstructNemotron Mini 4B Instruct Free · Qwen-VL OCR $0.72 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNemotron Mini 4B InstructNemotron Mini 4B Instruct 128,000 · Qwen-VL OCR 34,096 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen-VL OCRNemotron Mini 4B Instruct: Text · Qwen-VL OCR: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingNemotron Mini 4B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron Mini 4B InstructQwen-VL OCR
Price50%10057
Inputs & features30%2525
Context window20%241
Overall100%62/10036/100

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 Mini 4B Instruct vs Qwen-VL OCR specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron Mini 4B InstructNVIDIAQwen-VL OCRAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
InputFree (best)$0.72
OutputFree (best)$0.72
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)Free (best)$0.72
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Nvidia APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)34,096 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDnvidia/nemotron-mini-4b-instructqwen-vl-ocr
API providers11
ReleasedAug 21, 2024Oct 28, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Nemotron Mini 4B InstructFree
  • Qwen-VL OCR$8.64
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct or Qwen-VL OCR?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Qwen-VL OCR (36). It leads on price and context window. 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 Mini 4B Instruct or Qwen-VL OCR?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). Qwen-VL OCR costs $0.72 input / $0.72 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct is listed as free.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct has not been scored yet and Qwen-VL OCR has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct and Qwen-VL OCR yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-VL OCR does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 34,096 for Qwen-VL OCR. Maximum output per response: Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct up to 8,192, Qwen-VL OCR up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct accepts text; Qwen-VL OCR accepts text and images. Qwen-VL OCR handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen-VL OCR is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen-VL OCR is the newest, released Oct 28, 2024. Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct came out Aug 21, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen-VL OCR Apr 2024.

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.

05 — Keep comparing

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