# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Qwen3.5-2B (slim)

> Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B scores 64.2 (B) to Qwen3.5-2B's 50.5 (D) 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 Qwen3.5-2B's 50.5 (D), and leads in every scored category. 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
- Qwen3.5-2B: D 50.5, rank #92 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-2b.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 Capability, 34 against 28; Reach, 85 against 80; Risk, 75 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 70 against 37.
- Qwen3.5-2B, good for Builders who want a cheap local helper or fine-tuning base for narrow tasks and image reading on a laptop, small GPU or CPU

| Category | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | Qwen3.5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 34 | 28 |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 70 | 37 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | Qwen3.5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-11 | 2026-03-02 |