Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B vs Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)
Head-to-head evidence from 15 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B #159 (Estimated); Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) #62 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) share 15 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 14 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B; 2 to Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning).
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 15
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 14
- Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) only
- 2
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 15 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) is priced at $0.60 input / $3.60 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning).
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 | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Multimodal | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)$0.6 input / $3.6 output | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)128K | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorldSource | 47.4% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 45.3% | 95.6% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 0.0% | 23.1% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 465 | 962 | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 19.9% | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 15.3% | Not comparable |
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 77.3% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 14.9% | 33.7% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 46.9% | 89.3% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-HLESource | 5.3% | 27.3% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -56.0% | -29.8% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 14.8% | 31.4% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 83.1% | 89.1% | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B leads |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2025Source | 82.1% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) | 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% | 77.3% | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) today?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning): $0.60 input / $3.60 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
Related Comparisons
Explore More
Know when it’s worth switching models
The model to choose, the cheaper alternative, and the release we would wait on.
One email each week. Unsubscribe anytime.