Kolibri 1 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Too close to call on our weighted score (Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 71, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70, Kolibri 1 60). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Aleph AlphaKolibri 1
60/100- ECI—
- Price$0.164 / $0.574
- Context1.05M
NVIDIANemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B
71/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.50
- Context1.05M
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
70/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.60
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 71/100, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70/100, Kolibri 1 60/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B $0.237 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash $0.263 · Kolibri 1 $0.266 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextKolibri 1 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BKolibri 1 1,048,576 · Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 1,048,576 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and MiniMax-M3.1-FlashKolibri 1: Text · Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B: Text, Images, Video · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingKolibri 1 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Kolibri 1 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 74 | 76 | 74 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 60/100 | 71/100 | 70/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Kolibri 1Aleph Alpha | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNVIDIA | MiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.164 | $0.15 (best) | $0.15 (best) |
| Output | $0.574 | $0.50 (best) | $0.60 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.015 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.266 | $0.237 (best) | $0.263 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Median of 11 providers | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | — | 8,192 tokens | 512,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl-120b-a12b | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| API providers | 4 | 13 | 25 (best) |
| Released | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 18, 2026 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Kolibri 1$2.78
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B$2.50
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$2.70
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Kolibri 1, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 71/100, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70/100, Kolibri 1 60/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Kolibri 1, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers; free on Nvidia). MiniMax-M3.1-Flash costs $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price); Kolibri 1 costs $0.164 input / $0.574 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.237 per million tokens for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B versus $0.263 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (1.1× as much) and $0.266 for Kolibri 1 (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Kolibri 1 has not been scored yet, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has not been scored yet and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Kolibri 1, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kolibri 1 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 1,000,000 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B up to 8,192, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash up to 512,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Kolibri 1 accepts text; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B accepts text, images and video; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash accepts text, images and video. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Kolibri 1 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is proprietary.
Which is newer?
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the newest, released Oct 19, 2026. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B came out Oct 15, 2026; Kolibri 1 came out Oct 3, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kolibri 1 Jun 18, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
