Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B vs Qwen3 235B 2507
Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B #159 (Estimated); Qwen3 235B 2507 #85 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3 235B 2507 share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 27 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B; 2 to Qwen3 235B 2507.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 2
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 27
- Qwen3 235B 2507 only
- 2
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Qwen3 235B 2507 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if you need the larger 256K context window or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3 235B 2507 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 55.19 to 43.32. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3 235B 2507's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 78.9 against 76.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU-Pro, 77.3% to 83%.
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B is the reasoning model in the pair, while Qwen3 235B 2507 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Qwen3 235B 2507.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Δ | Qwen3 235B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | Margin→ 2.6 | Qwen3 235B 250778.9 |
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
| Multilingual | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 250779.4 |
| Multimodal | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3 235B 2507Not measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 77.3%B 83%Winner: Qwen3 235B 2507Δ 5.7MMLU-Pro: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 77.3%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 83%. Qwen3 235B 2507 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 72.2%B 77.5%Winner: Qwen3 235B 2507Δ 5.3GPQA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 72.2%; Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 77.5%. Qwen3 235B 2507 wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3 235B 2507$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3 235B 2507Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3 235B 2507Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Qwen3 235B 2507128K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3 235B 2507 wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 77.3% | 83% | Qwen3 235B 2507 leads |
| GPQASource | 72.2% | 77.5% | Qwen3 235B 2507 leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 14.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 46.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 5.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -56.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 14.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 83.1% | — | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 62.6% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2025Source | 82.1% | — | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | — | 79.4% | Not comparable |
Multimodal8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 70.8% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | 57.5% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 76.3% | — | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | 57.8% | — | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | 88.5% | — | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | 90.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 53.2% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3 235B 2507?
Qwen3 235B 2507 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 55.19 to 43.32. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU-Pro, where the scores are 77.3% and 83%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3 235B 2507?
Qwen3 235B 2507 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.9 versus 76.3. Inside this category, MMLU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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