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Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Nemotron 3 Ultra (NVIDIA) and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 (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, Nemotron 3 Ultra holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#48 vs #50); Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is 6.9× cheaper per output token ($0.35/1M vs $2.40/1M); and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Ultra if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #48 against #50 (51.7 vs 50.2 points).
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 38.3 against 18.4.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 83.3% against 33.3%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 28.4% against 11.1%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Ultra was listed 4 June 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 21 July 2025.

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 if…

  • API cost matters — $0.35/1M output tokens against $2.40/1M, about 6.9× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.087/1M against $0.60/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Ultra is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 10 listed API providers against 3.

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
FieldNemotron 3 UltraNVIDIAQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Qwen
ModelCap Index position#48#50
Index score51.750.2
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.60$0.087
Output price / 1M tokens$2.40$0.35
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens183K236K
API providers listed310
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed4 June 202621 July 2025
PublisherNVIDIAQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 UltraQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14721468–1477Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena-13.6%-16.1%–-11.0%—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—1.3%Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)—52.2PromptOnly one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis38.3intelligence-index18.4intelligence-indexNemotron 3 Ultra
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis53.9%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis83.3%tau2-bench-telecom33.3%tau2-bench-telecomNemotron 3 Ultra
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis28.4%humanitys-last-exam11.1%humanitys-last-examNemotron 3 Ultra

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 Ultra vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?

Nemotron 3 Ultra ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #48 against #50. 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 Ultra cheaper than Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.35/1M against $2.40/1M. Input tokens are $0.60/1M for Nemotron 3 Ultra and $0.087/1M for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?

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 Ultra and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Ultra: Restricted license. Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: 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 Ultra and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 10 for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 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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