Compare/QwQ 32B-Preview vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

QwQ 32B-PreviewvsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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QwQ 32B-Preview

Input
$0.12/M
Output
$0.18/M
Speed
59 tok/s
TTFT
0.49s
NVIDIA

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.05/M
Output
$0.195/M
Speed
157 tok/s
TTFT
0.60s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
QwQ 32B-Preview
Benchmarks (3-8)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwQ 32B-PreviewNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.12$0.05
Output ($/M tokens)$0.18$0.195
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
QwQ 32B-Preview$0.14
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)$0.07

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
QwQ 32B-Preview
59 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
157 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
QwQ 32B-Preview
0.49s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)
0.60s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.213.2
Coding Index
7.5
Math Index
62.3
GPQA Diamond
55.7%55.7%
MMLU-Pro
64.8%73.9%
LiveCodeBench
33.7%70.1%
AIME 2025
62.3%
MATH-500
91.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%4.0%
SciCode
3.8%20.9%
IFBench
27.1%
TerminalBench
0.8%
QwQ 32B-Preview3 wins
8 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, QwQ 32B-Preview or NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.09/M tokens vs $0.14/M for QwQ 32B-Preview.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for QwQ 32B-Preview. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 157 tok/s vs 59 tok/s. QwQ 32B-Preview also has lower time-to-first-token (0.49s vs 0.60s).

When should I use QwQ 32B-Preview vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.