# Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B vs Qwen3-Coder-Next (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B scores 68.8 (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 Ultra 550B A55B scores 68.8 (B) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Coder-Next's 57.6 (C), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-Coder-Next leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B: B 68.8, rank #9 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b.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 Ultra 550B A55B, good for Agents with a multi-GPU Blackwell or Hopper node, or using a hosted endpoint, that want NVIDIA's strongest open model for long agent runs Ahead on Capability, 73 against 42; Risk, 70 against 50; Agent interface, 90 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 65 against 41.
- 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. Ahead on Reach, 85 against 55.

| Category | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 73 | 42 |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 90 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 65 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | OpenMDW-1.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-06-04 | 2026-02-03 |