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Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Nemotron 3 Ultra (NVIDIA) and Qwen3 VL 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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Nemotron 3 Ultra holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#42 vs #190); Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is 6.9× cheaper per output token ($0.52/1M vs $3.60/1M); Nemotron 3 Ultra offers the longer context window (512K vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nemotron 3 Ultra if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #42 against #190 (52.9 vs 12.4 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 512K tokens against 262K.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 38.3 against 9.9.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Nemotron 3 Ultra was listed 4 June 2026, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct 6 October 2025.

Choose Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct if…

  • API cost matters — $0.52/1M output tokens against $3.60/1M, about 6.9× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.13/1M against $0.60/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ships open weights while Nemotron 3 Ultra is restricted license.

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nemotron 3 Ultra and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
FieldNemotron 3 UltraNVIDIAQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#42#190
Index score52.912.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.60$0.13
Output price / 1M tokens$3.60$0.52
Context window512K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens203K33K
API providers listed44
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed4 June 20266 October 2025
PublisherNVIDIAQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 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 Ultra vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardNemotron 3 UltraQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeads
LMArena AgentLMArena-14.6%-17.2%–-12.1%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis38.3intelligence-index9.9intelligence-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 VL 30B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is Nemotron 3 Ultra better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Ultra ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #42 against #190. 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 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $0.52/1M against $3.60/1M. Input tokens are $0.60/1M for Nemotron 3 Ultra and $0.13/1M for Qwen3 VL 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 Ultra or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

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

Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Ultra or Qwen3 VL 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 Ultra and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

Nemotron 3 Ultra: Restricted license. Qwen3 VL 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 Ultra and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Nemotron 3 Ultra and 4 for Qwen3 VL 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 Ultra vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 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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