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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B comes out ahead, 71 to 59 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B

    Released Oct 15, 2026New

    71/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.50
    • Context1.05M
  2. NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B

    Released Oct 15, 2026New

    59/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.50
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is our pick

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (59). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 · Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B 1,048,576 · Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B 1,048,576 tokens
  • Widest inputsNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B: Text, Images, Video · Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B
Price50%7673
Inputs & features30%7035
Context window20%6161
Overall100%71/10059/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12BNVIDIANemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12BNVIDIA
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15 (best)$0.20
Output$0.50$0.50
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.237 (best)$0.275
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDnvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl-120b-a12b—
API providers13 (best)1
ReleasedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 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.

  • Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B$2.50
  • Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B$3.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (59). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 VL 120B A12B or Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B?

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). Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B costs $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 $0.237 per million tokens for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B versus $0.275 for Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has not been scored yet and Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B share the same 1,048,576-token context window. Maximum output per response: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B up to 8,192, Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B accepts text, images and video; Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B accepts text. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is the newest, released Oct 15, 2026. Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B A12B came out Oct 15, 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.