Model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Qwen3.5 27B
Qwen3.5 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 4.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 27B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Nemotron 3 Super scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.5 27B in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.5 27B leads 27.5 to 18.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super and 47.9% for Qwen3.5 27B.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.40 for Qwen3.5 27B.
Side by side
| Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 40.1 | 41.9 |
| Released | 2026-03-11 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158), Qwen3.5 27B: 38.9 (#168)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 38% | 39.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1403 | 1427 |
| ALE-Bench | 213.9 | 349.45 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1358 |
| SciCode | 36% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.5 27B: —
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 201.98 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276), Qwen3.5 27B: 27.5 (#117)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 15.4% | 47.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1386 | 1414 |
| CritPt | 3.1% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 45.5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.4% |
| LMCA | — | 34% |
Math Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101), Qwen3.5 27B: 38.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.4% | 56.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1380 | 1429 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139), Qwen3.5 27B: 38.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1428 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 12.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Nemotron 3 Super: —, Qwen3.5 27B: 39.4 (#59)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1241 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144), Qwen3.5 27B: 50.8 (#115)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1355 | 1390 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1432 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1405 | 1410 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1393 |
| LMArena Russian | 1336 | 1390 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1407 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1345 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1358 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154), Qwen3.5 27B: 73.5 (#119)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1393 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139), Qwen3.5 27B: 43.1 (#106)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1362 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 27B leads
Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140), Qwen3.5 27B: 59.3 (#111)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Super | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1378 | 1409 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1317 | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1369 | 1410 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super better than Qwen3.5 27B?
Qwen3.5 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 4.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.5 27B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.5 27B?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 27B lists at $0.30 and $2.40.
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Qwen3.5 27B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.4 vs 38.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Nemotron 3 Super and Qwen3.5 27B share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Nemotron 3 Super has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 27B has 28.