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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B vs LightOnOCR-3 0.8B

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B comes out ahead, 57 to 45 and 30 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    OpenBMB

    MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B

    Released Oct 7, 2026New

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context262K
  2. NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B

    Released Oct 15, 2026New

    45/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.50
    • Context1.05M
  3. LightOn

    LightOnOCR-3 0.8B

    Released Oct 8, 2026New

    30/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context262K
01 — Verdict

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B is our pick

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (45) and LightOnOCR-3 0.8B (30). It leads on inputs & features. Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B wins on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B and LightOnOCR-3 0.8B unpriced
  • Longest contextNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B 1,048,576 · MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 262,144 · LightOnOCR-3 0.8B 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B: Text, Images, Video · Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B: Text · LightOnOCR-3 0.8B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BLightOnOCR-3 0.8B
Inputs & features60%703525
Context window40%376137
Overall100%57/10045/10030/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B vs LightOnOCR-3 0.8B specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BOpenBMBNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNVIDIALightOnOCR-3 0.8BLightOn
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.20—
Output—$0.50—
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)—$0.275—
Long-context rate—Same rate—
Price source—Median of 1 providers—
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)262,144 tokens
Max output262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens16,384 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesNoYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoYesNoNo
ReasoningYesYesNo
Tool callingYesYesNo
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache-2.0OpenOpenapache-2.0
API model ID———
API providers111
ReleasedOct 7, 2026Oct 15, 2026Oct 8, 2026
Knowledge cutoff———
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B—
  • Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B$3.00
  • LightOnOCR-3 0.8B—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B or LightOnOCR-3 0.8B?

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (45) and LightOnOCR-3 0.8B (30). It leads on inputs & features. Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B wins on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B or LightOnOCR-3 0.8B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.275 per million tokens for Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B versus . MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B and LightOnOCR-3 0.8B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B has not been scored yet, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet and LightOnOCR-3 0.8B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B and LightOnOCR-3 0.8B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that LightOnOCR-3 0.8B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 262,144 for MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B and 262,144 for LightOnOCR-3 0.8B. Maximum output per response: MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B up to 262,144, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B up to 131,072, LightOnOCR-3 0.8B up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B accepts text, images and video; Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B accepts text; LightOnOCR-3 0.8B accepts text and images. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache-2.0 and apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B is the newest, released Oct 15, 2026. LightOnOCR-3 0.8B came out Oct 8, 2026; MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B came out Oct 7, 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.