NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder Flash
At a Glance
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency | ||
| IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v4.4 | #43 of 570.0 score · 1/3 sources · single-source provisional · missing LiveBench, ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 0.0–66.7 | UnrankedNot in the 57-model eligible cohort |
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | Not reported | $0.195Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | Not reported | $0.975Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 1,049K | 1,000K |
| Model facts checked | Sep 3, 2026View model evidence → | Sep 3, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | NVIDIA | Qwen |
| Family | Nvidia Nemotron 3 5 Lightning | Qwen3 Coder |
| Model | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
| Version | NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-08-11 | 2025-07-28 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,049K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | 30B | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 3B | Unknown |
| License | openmdw-1.1 | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Fireworks Ai (Standard) | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, tools | agents, chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools |
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B Capabilities
Qwen3 Coder Flash Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder Flash FAQs
Is NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Qwen3 Coder Flash, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash?+
Only Qwen3 Coder Flash has a directly sourced input price: $0.195 per million tokens. Only Qwen3 Coder Flash has a directly sourced output price: $0.975 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has the larger sourced context window. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B supports 1,048,576 tokens and Qwen3 Coder Flash supports 1,000,000 tokens.
Which performs better in benchmarks, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash be self-hosted?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is documented as self-hostable; Qwen3 Coder Flash is documented as not self-hostable. NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is open weight; Qwen3 Coder Flash is not marked open weight.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Qwen3 Coder Flash understand images?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B is not documented with image input; Qwen3 Coder Flash is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash?+
Neither model has a sourced maximum output in this comparison, so a larger limit cannot be determined.
Do NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B and Qwen3 Coder Flash support reasoning and tool use?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: reasoning and tool calling. Qwen3 Coder Flash: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B has 1 sourced provider route; Qwen3 Coder Flash has 2, so Qwen3 Coder Flash has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B or Qwen3 Coder Flash?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.