Mercury Edit 2 vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B comes out ahead, 54 to 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
- Our pick
NVIDIANemotron 3 Super 120B A12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.80
- Context262K
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Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is our pick
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 54/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B $0.35 · Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNemotron 3 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 262,144 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMercury Edit 2: Text · Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B: Text
- Self-hostingNemotron 3 Super 120B A12BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Mercury Edit 2 | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 70 | 72 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 0 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 35/100 | 54/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Mercury Edit 2Inception | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12BNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.25 | $0.20 (best) |
| Output | $0.75 (best) | $0.80 |
| Cached input | $0.025 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.375 | $0.35 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Inception API | Official Nvidia API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | mercury-edit-2 | nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b |
| API providers | 1 | 19 (best) |
| Released | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B$3.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mercury Edit 2 or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 54/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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, Mercury Edit 2 or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.80 output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). Mercury Edit 2 costs $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.35 per million tokens for Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B versus $0.375 for Mercury Edit 2 (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet and Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mercury Edit 2 and Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mercury Edit 2 accepts text; Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mercury Edit 2 is the newest, released Mar 30, 2026. Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B came out Mar 11, 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 Oct 4, 2026.
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