Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B vs Qwen3.6 Max
NVIDIA vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 75.8)
- •Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B is cheaper ($0.00 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
| Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 75.8 | 88.8 |
| Developer | NVIDIA | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | — | API only |
| Context window | — | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.00 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.00 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 36 tok/s |
| Released | March 19, 2026 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
75.8
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
11.4
28.9