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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Solar Pro 3 vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B vs Jamba Mini

Too close to call on our weighted score (Jamba Mini 55, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 54, Solar Pro 3 53). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Upstage

    Solar Pro 3

    Released Jan 26, 2026

    53/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.25
    • Context131K
  2. NVIDIA

    Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

    Released Mar 11, 2026

    54/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.65
    • Context262K
  3. AI21 Labs

    Jamba Mini

    Released Jan 8, 2026

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.40
    • Context256K
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Jamba Mini 55/100, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 54/100, Solar Pro 3 53/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Solar Pro 3 on price and Nemotron 3 Super 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 priceSolar Pro 3 and Jamba MiniSolar Pro 3 $0.25 · Jamba Mini $0.25 · Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNemotron 3 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 262,144 · Jamba Mini 256,000 · Solar Pro 3 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsSolar Pro 3: Text · Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B: Text · Jamba Mini: Text
  • Self-hostingNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B and Jamba MiniPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightSolar Pro 3Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12BJamba Mini
Price50%757375
Inputs & features30%353535
Context window20%253736
Overall100%53/10054/10055/100

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.

Solar Pro 3 vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B vs Jamba Mini specifications side by side
SpecificationSolar Pro 3UpstageNemotron 3 Super 120B A12BNVIDIAJamba MiniAI21 Labs
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.25$0.15 (best)$0.20
Output$0.25 (best)$0.65$0.40
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.25 (best)$0.275$0.25 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Upstage APIMedian of 16 providersOfficial AI21 Labs API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens262,144 tokens (best)256,000 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens262,144 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYeslow · medium · highYesNo
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenOpen
API model IDsolar-pro3—jamba-mini
API providers418 (best)1
ReleasedJan 26, 2026Mar 11, 2026Jan 8, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJul 2025Jun 2025Aug 22, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Solar Pro 3$3.00
  • Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B$2.80
  • Jamba Mini$2.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Solar Pro 3, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B or Jamba Mini?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Jamba Mini 55/100, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 54/100, Solar Pro 3 53/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Solar Pro 3 on price and Nemotron 3 Super 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, Solar Pro 3, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B or Jamba Mini?

Solar Pro 3 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). Jamba Mini costs $0.20 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official AI21 Labs API price); Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B costs $0.15 input / $0.65 output per million tokens (median across 16 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.25 per million tokens for Solar Pro 3 versus $0.25 for Jamba Mini (1× as much) and $0.275 for Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Solar Pro 3 has not been scored yet, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet and Jamba Mini has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Solar Pro 3, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B and Jamba Mini 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 Super 120B A12B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Jamba Mini and 131,072 for Solar Pro 3. Maximum output per response: Solar Pro 3 up to 8,192, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B up to 262,144, Jamba Mini up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Solar Pro 3 accepts text; Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B accepts text; Jamba Mini accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B and Jamba Mini publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Solar Pro 3 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is the newest, released Mar 11, 2026. Solar Pro 3 came out Jan 26, 2026; Jamba Mini came out Jan 8, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 3 Jul 2025, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Jun 2025, Jamba Mini Aug 22, 2024.

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.