Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Head-to-head evidence from 21 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); Qwen3.6 Plus #34 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3.6 Plus share 21 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 8 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B; 39 to Qwen3.6 Plus.
Updated July 27, 2026- Shared results
- 21
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 8
- Qwen3.6 Plus only
- 39
- Comparable categories
- 4 / 8
Pick Qwen3.6 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 21 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.6 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 64.41 to 43.32. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.6 Plus's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 70.3 against 32. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 72.2% to 90.4%. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Qwen3.6 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
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 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 | Margin→ 38.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus70.3 |
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | Margin← 19.2 | Qwen3.6 Plus57.1 |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 | Margin→ 8.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus82.3 |
| Multimodal | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | Margin→ 3.5 | Qwen3.6 Plus79.8 |
| Agentic | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus61.6 |
| Reasoning | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus62.0 |
| Math | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus60.5 |
| Multilingual | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6 Plus84.7 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 72.2%B 90.4%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 18.2GPQA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 72.2%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 90.4%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 77.3%B 88.5%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 11.2MMLU-Pro: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 77.3%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 88.5%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
CharXiv
MultimodalA 76.3%B 81.5%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 5.3CharXiv: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 76.3%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 81.5%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
IFBench
Inst. FollowingA 74.2%B 75.8%Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 1.6IFBench: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 74.2%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 75.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus 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 | Qwen3.6 Plus | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3.6 PlusNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Qwen3.6 Plus1M | Qwen3.6 Plus lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic17 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorldSource | 47.4% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 45.3% | 97.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 0.0% | 31.9% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 465 | 1139 | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 61.6% | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 58.8% | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 57.2% | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | — | 70.7% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 44.3% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 41.5% | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 39.8% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 48.2% | Not comparable |
| MCP-TasksSource | — | 74.1% | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | — | 74.3% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 27.6% | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 50.60% | Not comparable |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | — | 18.0% | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.6 Plus wins8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciCodeSource | 32% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 27.8% | 40.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 13.8% | 54.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 56.6% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 73.8% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBench v6Source | — | 87.1% | Not comparable |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | — | 25.56% | Not comparable |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 77.3% | 88.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GPQASource | 72.2% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 14.9% | 39.6% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 46.9% | 88.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-HLESource | 5.3% | 25.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -56.0% | 2.7% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 14.8% | 26.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 83.1% | 32.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 71.6% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 94.5% | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | — | 93.3% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 28.8% | Not comparable |
Math8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2025Source | 82.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AIME26Source | — | 95.3% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | — | 96.7% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | — | 94.6% | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | — | 87.8% | Not comparable |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | — | 83.8% | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | — | 26.207% | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | — | 8.333% | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
MultimodalQwen3.6 Plus wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 70.8% | 86.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | 57.5% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 76.3% | 81.5% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | 57.8% | 68.2% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| 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% | 78.0% | Qwen3.6 Plus leads |
| MMMU-ProSource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| MathVisionSource | — | 88.0% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 84.0% | Not comparable |
| V*Source | — | 96.9% | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | — | 1265 | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (5)
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 64.41 to 43.32. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 72.2% and 90.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 57.1. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 70.3 versus 32. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 79.8 versus 76.3. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for instruction following, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 74.2. Inside this category, AA-IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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