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Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Nemotron 3 Super (NVIDIA) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking (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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#77 vs #79); Nemotron 3 Super is 3× cheaper per output token ($0.40/1M vs $1.20/1M); Nemotron 3 Super offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Super if…

  • API cost matters — $0.40/1M output tokens against $1.20/1M, about 3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.085/1M against $0.15/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Super was listed 11 March 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 11 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #77 against #79 (37.0 vs 35.4 points).
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Super is restricted license.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1422 against 1409.

Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
FieldNemotron 3 SuperNVIDIAQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingQwen
ModelCap Index position#79#77
Index score35.437.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.085$0.15
Output price / 1M tokens$0.40$1.20
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens16K33K
API providers listed22
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed11 March 202611 September 2025
PublisherNVIDIAQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 SuperQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14091395–142214221410–1433Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis25.7intelligence-index—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis38.6%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis67.8%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis20.8%humanitys-last-exam—Only one result

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 Super vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #77 against #79. 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 Super cheaper than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper on output tokens: $0.40/1M against $1.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.085/1M for Nemotron 3 Super and $0.15/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Nemotron 3 Super has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Arena coding: Nemotron 3 Super 1409, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 1422 — Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking leads.

Are Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Super: Restricted license. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: 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 Super and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Nemotron 3 Super and 2 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 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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