MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Viv Fast
Too close to call on our weighted score (Viv Fast 73, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 71, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70). The right pick depends on what you value most.
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
70/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.60
- Context1M
NVIDIANemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B
71/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.50
- Context1.05M
VivgridViv Fast
73/100- ECI—
- Price$0.13 / $0.40
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Viv Fast 73/100, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 71/100, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Viv Fast on price and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B for long inputs. 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 priceViv FastViv Fast $0.198 · Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B $0.237 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash $0.263 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 1,048,576 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 1,000,000 · Viv Fast 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsMiniMax-M3.1-Flash and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BMiniMax-M3.1-Flash: Text, Images, Video · Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B: Text, Images, Video · Viv Fast: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Viv Fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 70/100 | 71/100 | 73/100 |
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 | MiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNVIDIA | Viv FastVivgrid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.13 (best) |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.50 | $0.40 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.015 (best) | — | $0.05 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.263 | $0.237 | $0.198 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API | Median of 11 providers | Official Vivgrid API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 512,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 256,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | Yes | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max | Yes | Yeslow · high · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl-120b-a12b | viv-fast |
| API providers | 25 (best) | 13 | 1 |
| Released | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Sep 2026 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$2.70
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B$2.50
- Viv Fast$2.10
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Viv Fast?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Viv Fast 73/100, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 71/100, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Viv Fast on price and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B for long inputs. 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, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Viv Fast?
Viv Fast is cheaper at $0.13 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Vivgrid API price). Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B costs $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). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.198 per million tokens for Viv Fast versus $0.237 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B (1.2× as much) and $0.263 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash has not been scored yet, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has not been scored yet and Viv Fast has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Viv Fast 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?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and 1,000,000 for Viv Fast. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash up to 512,000, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B up to 8,192, Viv Fast up to 256,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash accepts text, images and video; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B accepts text, images and video; Viv Fast accepts text and images. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and Viv Fast 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; Viv Fast came out Sep 21, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Viv Fast Sep 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.
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