AI model comparison

Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super is a 120B-parameter open hybrid MoE model, activating just 12B parameters for maximum compute efficiency and accuracy in complex multi-agent applications.

Input / 1M
$0.08
Output / 1M
$0.45
Context
262K

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is a multilingual, instruction-tuned mixture-of-experts language model based on the Qwen3-235B architecture, with 22B active parameters per forward pass.

Input / 1M
$0.09
Output / 1M
$0.55
Context
262K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Nemotron 3 Super

1.2x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Nemotron 3 Super

12.8 vs 12 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

Tie

262K vs 262K tokens

Newer release

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Nemotron 3 Super

Released March 11, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

nvidia logoNemotron 3 Super12.8
qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 250712

Coding index

nvidia logoNemotron 3 Super37.7
qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Not available

Agentic index

nvidia logoNemotron 3 Super1.7
qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Not available

Pricing

Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricnvidia logoNemotron 3 Superqwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.08$0.09
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.45$0.55
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokensNot availableNot available
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

nvidia logoNemotron 3 Super$0.39
qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507$0.46

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

nvidia logoNemotron 3 Super$4.20
qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507$4.90

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

nvidia logoNemotron 3 Super$12.90
qwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507$14.60

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricnvidia logoNemotron 3 Superqwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output236K tokens16K tokens
Input typesTextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMedium, LowNot available
Default reasoning effortMediumNot available
Release dateMarch 11, 2026July 21, 2025

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricnvidia logoNemotron 3 Superqwen logoQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedNot supported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Nemotron 3 Super is 1.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (12.8 vs 12). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 cheaper?

Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nemotron 3 Super costs $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens, while Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.55 per 1M output tokens.

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

Nemotron 3 Super supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 262K for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507.

Is Nemotron 3 Super smarter than Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Nemotron 3 Super scores 12.8 and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 scores 12, putting Nemotron 3 Super ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.