Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B vs Qwen3.8 Flash Next vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash comes out ahead, 70 to 65 and 59 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
NVIDIANemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B
59/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context1.05M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Flash Next
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context262K
- Our pick
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
70/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.60
- Context1M
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is our pick
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 70/100 against Qwen3.8 Flash Next (65) and Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (59). 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 priceMiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax-M3.1-Flash $0.263 · Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B $0.275 · Qwen3.8 Flash Next $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B 1,048,576 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 1,000,000 · Qwen3.8 Flash Next 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.8 Flash Next and MiniMax-M3.1-FlashNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B: Text · Qwen3.8 Flash Next: Text, Images, Video · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B and Qwen3.8 Flash NextPublishes downloadable weights (qwen-community-1.0)
| Measure | Weight | Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B | Qwen3.8 Flash Next | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 73 | 73 | 74 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 37 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 59/100 | 65/100 | 70/100 |
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 | Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNVIDIA | Qwen3.8 Flash NextAlibaba (Qwen) | MiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.15 (best) |
| Output | $0.50 (best) | $0.50 (best) | $0.60 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.015 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.275 | $0.275 | $0.263 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 4 providers | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 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 | Open | Openqwen-community-1.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| API providers | 1 | 5 | 25 (best) |
| Released | Oct 15, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B$3.00
- Qwen3.8 Flash Next$3.00
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$2.70
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B, Qwen3.8 Flash Next or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 70/100 against Qwen3.8 Flash Next (65) and Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (59). 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, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B, Qwen3.8 Flash Next or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Qwen3.8 Flash Next costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash versus $0.275 for Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (1× as much) and $0.275 for Qwen3.8 Flash Next (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet, Qwen3.8 Flash Next 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 Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B, Qwen3.8 Flash Next 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?
Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and 262,144 for Qwen3.8 Flash Next. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B up to 131,072, Qwen3.8 Flash Next up to 131,072, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash up to 512,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B accepts text; Qwen3.8 Flash Next accepts text, images and video; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.8 Flash Next handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B and Qwen3.8 Flash Next publishes its weights (qwen-community-1.0) 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 120B A12B came out Oct 15, 2026; Qwen3.8 Flash Next came out Aug 27, 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.
