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Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Nemotron 3 Ultra (NVIDIA) and Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (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, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#41 vs #43); Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is 1.5× cheaper per output token ($2.40/1M vs $3.60/1M); Nemotron 3 Ultra offers the longer context window (512K vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3.5-122B-A10B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Ultra if…

  • you need the longer context window — 512K tokens against 262K.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 38.3 against 32.8.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Ultra was listed 4 June 2026, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 25 February 2026.

Choose Qwen3.5-122B-A10B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #41 against #43 (53.6 vs 52.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $2.40/1M output tokens against $3.60/1M, about 1.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.29/1M against $0.60/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Ultra is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 4.

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
FieldNemotron 3 UltraNVIDIAQwen3.5-122B-A10BQwen
ModelCap Index position#43#41
Index score52.953.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.60$0.29
Output price / 1M tokens$3.60$2.40
Context window512K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens203K82K
API providers listed45
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
First listed4 June 202625 February 2026
PublisherNVIDIAQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 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 Ultra vs Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 UltraQwen3.5-122B-A10BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14591452–1466Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena-14.6%-17.2%–-12.1%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis38.3intelligence-index32.8intelligence-indexNemotron 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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #41 against #43. 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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is cheaper on output tokens: $2.40/1M against $3.60/1M. Input tokens are $0.60/1M for Nemotron 3 Ultra and $0.29/1M for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?

Nemotron 3 Ultra has the larger context window: 512K tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?

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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Ultra: Restricted license. Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: 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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 5 for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B, 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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 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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