Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs. Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Comparison between Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 38 | 32 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is more intelligent than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $0.58 | $0.37 | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper than Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) |
| Output Speed | 131 tokens/s | 155 tokens/s | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is faster than Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) |
| Time to First Token | 1.71s | 2.26s | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) responds faster than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |
| Context Window | 262k tokens~393 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 262k tokens~393 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Both Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) have the same sized context window |
| Release Date | June 2026 | April 2026 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) has a more recent release date than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |
| Parameters | 550B, 55B active at inference time | 36B, 3B active at inference time | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) has more parameters than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Both Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) have reasoning |
| Image Input Support | No | Yes | Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) has image input support while Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) does not |
| Open Source (Weights) | Yes | Both Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) are open source | |
| License | |||
| License Supports Commercial Use Without Restrictions | Yes | Yes | Both Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) have license supports commercial use without restrictions |
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is more intelligent. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) scores 38, compared with Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 32 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is faster. Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) generates 154.8 tokens per second, compared with Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) at 131.4 tokens per second.
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper. Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) costs $0.37 per 1M tokens, compared with Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) at $0.58 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) has lower latency. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) has a time to first token of 1.71s, compared with Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 2.26s.
Both models have a context window of 260k tokens.