Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B vs Qwen3.6-27B
Head-to-head evidence from 20 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B #151 (Estimated); Qwen3.6-27B #93 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B and Qwen3.6-27B share 20 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B; 34 to Qwen3.6-27B.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 20
- Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only
- 9
- Qwen3.6-27B only
- 34
- Comparable categories
- 3 / 8
Pick Qwen3.6-27B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 20 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.6-27B is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 53.82 to 44.24. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.6-27B's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 77.5 against 32. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 72.2% to 87.8%. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Qwen3.6-27B gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 256K for Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Δ | Qwen3.6-27B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B32.0 | Margin→ 45.5 | Qwen3.6-27B77.5 |
| Knowledge | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | Margin← 23.0 | Qwen3.6-27B53.3 |
| Multimodal | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B76.3 | Margin→ 0.4 | Qwen3.6-27B76.7 |
| Agentic | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6-27B59.3 |
| Math | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6-27B89.2 |
| Inst. Following | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B74.2 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.6-27BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 72.2%B 87.8%Winner: Qwen3.6-27BΔ 15.6GPQA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 72.2%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 87.8%. Qwen3.6-27B wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 77.3%B 86.2%Winner: Qwen3.6-27BΔ 8.9MMLU-Pro: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 77.3%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 86.2%. Qwen3.6-27B wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
CharXiv
MultimodalA 76.3%B 78.4%Winner: Qwen3.6-27BΔ 2.2CharXiv: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B scored 76.3%; Qwen3.6-27B scored 78.4%. Qwen3.6-27B wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6-27B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen3.6-27B$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3.6-27BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3BNot available | Qwen3.6-27BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B256K | Qwen3.6-27B262K | Qwen3.6-27B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6-27B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorldSource | 47.4% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 45.3% | 94.2% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 0.0% | 32.0% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 467 | 1140 | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 59.3% | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 72.4% | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 53.4% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1487 | Not comparable |
| AndroidWorldSource | — | 70.3% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 27.0% | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 54.84% | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.6-27B wins9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6-27B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciCodeSource | 32% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 27.8% | 39.8% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 13.8% | 53.7% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 77.2% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 71.3% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 53.5% | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 59.3% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 83.9% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 36.2% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
KnowledgeNemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6-27B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 77.3% | 86.2% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| GPQASource | 72.2% | 87.8% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 14.9% | 37.0% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 46.9% | 84.2% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 5.3% | 21.6% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -56.0% | -19.8% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 14.8% | 19.2% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 83.1% | 48.3% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 93.5% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 66% | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | — | 91.4% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 24% | Not comparable |
Math6 benchmarks
MultimodalQwen3.6-27B wins20 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B | Qwen3.6-27B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMUSource | 70.8% | 82.9% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| MMLongBench-DocSource | 57.5% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 76.3% | 78.4% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | 57.8% | — | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (w/o subtitle)Source | 72.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AI2D_TESTSource | 88.5% | — | Not comparable |
| RefCOCO (avg)Source | 90.5% | 92.5% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 53.2% | 74.6% | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| MMMU-ProSource | — | 75.8% | Not comparable |
| RealWorldQASource | — | 84.1% | Not comparable |
| DynaMathSource | — | 85.6% | Not comparable |
| MStarSource | — | 81.4% | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | — | 56.1% | Not comparable |
| CC-OCRSource | — | 81.2% | Not comparable |
| CountBenchSource | — | 97.8% | Not comparable |
| ERQASource | — | 62.5% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | — | 87.7% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 84.4% | Not comparable |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | — | 86.6% | Not comparable |
| V*Source | — | 94.7% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 53.82 to 44.24. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 72.2% and 87.8%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6-27B?
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 53.3. Inside this category, AA-GPQA Diamond is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.5 versus 32. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.7 versus 76.3. Inside this category, AA-MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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