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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA) and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#181 vs #182); Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 2× cheaper per output token ($0.20/1M vs $0.40/1M); and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B offers the longer context window (262K vs 33K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #181 against #182 (18.9 vs 18.2 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.20/1M output tokens against $0.40/1M, about 2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.36/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 33K.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 2.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1362 against 1356.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B was listed 14 December 2025, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 19 September 2024.

Choose Qwen2.5 72B Instruct if…

  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 9.4 against 7.2.

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
FieldNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIAQwen2.5 72B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#181#182
Index score18.918.2
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05$0.36
Output price / 1M tokens$0.20$0.40
Context window262K tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens262K16K
API providers listed32
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed14 December 202519 September 2024
PublisherNVIDIAQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BQwen2.5 72B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621352–1373BF1613561348–1363Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.2intelligence-index9.4intelligence-indexQwen2.5 72B Instruct

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #181 against #182. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.20/1M against $0.40/1M. Input tokens are $0.05/1M for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and $0.36/1M for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 33K.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Arena coding: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B 1362, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct 1356 — Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads.

Are Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Restricted license. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and 2 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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