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

QwQ 32B-PreviewvsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (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 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.04/M
Output
$0.16/M
Speed
127 tok/s
TTFT
0.25s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (3-9)
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwQ 32B-PreviewNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.12$0.04
Output ($/M tokens)$0.18$0.16
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
QwQ 32B-Preview$0.14
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)$0.06

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
QwQ 32B-Preview
59 tok/s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
127 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
QwQ 32B-Preview
0.49s
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)
0.25s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.214.8
Coding Index
8.3
Math Index
69.7
GPQA Diamond
55.7%57.0%
MMLU-Pro
64.8%74.2%
LiveCodeBench
33.7%72.4%
AIME 2025
69.7%
MATH-500
91.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%4.6%
SciCode
3.8%22.0%
IFBench
27.6%
TerminalBench
1.5%
QwQ 32B-Preview3 wins
9 winsNVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.07/M tokens vs $0.14/M for QwQ 32B-Preview.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) wins 9 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 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 127 tok/s vs 59 tok/s. However, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.25s vs 0.49s).

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

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