# Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3-Coder-Next (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores 67.1 (B) to Qwen3-Coder-Next's 57.6 (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-Coder-Next's 57.6 (C), and leads in every scored category. 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-Coder-Next: C 57.6, rank #70 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-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 85; Risk, 60 against 50; Agent interface, 90 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 41. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.8 out of 5.
- Qwen3-Coder-Next, good for Agents that want a local coding model for long tool-calling loops on a single 64 GB to 128 GB machine.

| Category | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 46 | 42 |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 75 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | NVIDIA Nemotron Open Model License (custom, Apache-style, commercial use allowed, not an OSI licence) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-24 | 2026-02-03 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |