# Cosmos-Reason2-2B vs Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Cosmos-Reason2-2B scores 59.5 (C) to Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct's 58 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cosmos-Reason2-2B scores 59.5 (C) on agent readiness against Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct's 58 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Cosmos-Reason2-2B: C 59.5, rank #59 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cosmos-reason2-2b.min.md
- Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 58, rank #68 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- Cosmos-Reason2-2B, good for Agents that need a small local model to reason over camera footage and images for robotics, driving or smart spaces Ahead on Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 65 against 60.
- Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for An agent with 24 GB or more to spare that wants a faster, stronger local reader of images, documents and video than the 8B model Ahead on Reach, 95 against 65. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | Cosmos-Reason2-2B | Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 39 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cosmos-Reason2-2B | Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | NVIDIA Open Model License (custom, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence); built on Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct under Apache 2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-03-10 | 2025-11-01 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |