# Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 64.6 and 64.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 64.6 (B) and 64.2 (B). Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B leads on reach, risk, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. 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
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17B: B 64.6, rank #18 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-397b-a17b.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 Reach, 85 against 70; Risk, 75 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 70 against 39.
- Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, good for Agents with access to an 8-GPU server, or calling a hosted endpoint, that want the strongest open Qwen3.5 with vision and a plain licence. Ahead on Capability, 72 against 34.

| Category | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 34 | 72 |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 70 | 39 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-11 | 2026-02-16 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |