# Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B vs Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B scores 67.1 (B) to Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct's 54.9 (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-VL-8B-Instruct's 54.9 (C), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct leads on reach. 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-VL-8B-Instruct: C 54.9, rank #82 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct.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 Capability, 46 against 28; Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 90 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 75 against 31. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.8 out of 5.
- Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct, good for An agent with 8 GB or more to spare that needs a local model to read images, documents and video Ahead on Reach, 100 against 90.

| Category | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 46 | 28 |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 100 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 75 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-11-01 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |