Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B vs Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct.
Verdict by category, tale of the tape, shared benchmarks only, and cost at three workloads — all from the tracked data.
Verdict by category
| Category | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B | Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| League Score | 32.3 | 41.3 | Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct |
| Coding (SWE-bench %) | 71.9 | 69.6 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B |
| Reasoning (GPQA %) | 87.0 | — | — |
| Context (tokens) | 1000000 | 262144 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B |
| Speed (tok/s) | — | — | — |
Tale of the tape
| Spec | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B | Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | NVIDIA | Alibaba Qwen |
| Released | Jun 4, 2026 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| League Score | 32 | 41 |
| Context | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | — | — |
| $/1M input | — | — |
| $/1M output | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Speed | — | — |
Head-to-head benchmarks (shared only)
| Benchmark | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B | Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.9 | 69.6 |
Cost at three workloads
| Workload | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B | Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Light — 1M in / 250K out | — | — |
| Standard — 10M in / 2.5M out | — | — |
| Long-context — 50M in / 5M out | — | — |
The pick
Pick Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B if you need the bigger context window; coding is the priority.
Pick Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct if you want the higher overall League Score.
All figures from the model database — sources and dates on each model page. Cost your own workload or compare a different pair.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better overall, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B or Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct?
Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct leads on overall League Score, 41 to 32 — a gap of 9 points on a composite of sourced benchmarks. That is overall form, not every category: check the per-category verdicts before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B or Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct?
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B, with 1M of context against 262.1K for Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct.
Which is better for coding, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B or Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct?
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B scores higher on SWE-bench Verified, 71.9% vs 69.6% of real GitHub issues resolved.
Are Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B and Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct open source?
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B is open weights — it can be downloaded and self-hosted; Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct is open weights — it can be downloaded and self-hosted.