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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (NVIDIA) and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B 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 #183); Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is 1.4× cheaper per output token ($0.20/1M vs $0.28/1M); and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #181 against #183 (18.9 vs 16.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.20/1M output tokens against $0.28/1M, about 1.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.07/1M.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B was listed 14 December 2025, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 31 July 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct if…

  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 3.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 13.6 against 7.2.

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
FieldNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIAQwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#181#183
Index score18.916.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05$0.07
Output price / 1M tokens$0.20$0.28
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens262K262K
API providers listed35
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed14 December 202531 July 2025
PublisherNVIDIAQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BQwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13621352–1373BF16—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.2intelligence-index13.6intelligence-indexQwen3 Coder 30B A3B 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 Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B better than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #181 against #183. 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 Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.20/1M against $0.28/1M. Input tokens are $0.05/1M for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and $0.07/1M for Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B 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 Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: Restricted license. Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: Open weights. 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 Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B and 5 for Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B 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 Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B 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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