# Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores 67.1 (B) to Qwen3.8-Flash-Next's 61.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against Qwen3.8-Flash-Next's 61.8 (C), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads on capability. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: B 67.1, rank #12 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b.min.md
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: C 61.8, rank #31 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-8-flash-next.min.md
- Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B, good for Agents with a 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac that want a quick tool-calling and reasoning cousin with very long context. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 65; Risk, 60 against 45; Agent interface, 90 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 36. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.0 out of 5.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server or a 128 GB Mac who want Qwen's newest sparse architecture for agentic coding and multimodal work, and aren't a hosted-model or coding-assistant business. Ahead on Capability, 74 against 46.

| Category | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 46 | 74 |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 75 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | NVIDIA Nemotron Open Model License (custom, Apache-style, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence) | Qwen Community License 1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence). Free of charge, the model name shown in products above 100M monthly users or US$20M monthly revenue, and a separate licence from Qwen before commercial use by a Model as a Service or AI Work Assistant business |
| Last release | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-31 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |