# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 (slim)

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.2 (B) to Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507's 55.7 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.2 (B) on agent readiness against Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507's 55.7 (C), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B: B 64.2, rank #21 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-5-lightning-30b-a3b.min.md
- Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507: C 55.7, rank #77 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-4b-instruct-2507.min.md
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, good for Agents on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a fast tool-calling reasoning model with long context and a permissive licence Ahead on Risk, 75 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 70 against 26.
- Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507, good for Agents that want a capable small instruct model on a laptop, phone-class device or spare GPU, with a plain licence and long context. Ahead on Reach, 95 against 85.

| Category | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 34 | 31 |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 70 | 26 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-11 | 2025-09-17 |