NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2 VL is a 12-billion-parameter open multimodal reasoning model designed for video understanding and document intelligence. It introduces a hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, combining transformer-level accuracy with…
Model details →NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Thinking variant enhances reasoning in STEM, math, and complex tasks. It excels in perception of real-w…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.20 | $0.13 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.60 | $1.56 | 🏆 NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Input: $0.20 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.60 vs $1.56 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support?
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL supports up to 131K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support tool calling?
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL: not advertised. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: yes.