Tiny Aya Earth vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B comes out ahead, 36 to 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
CohereTiny Aya Earth
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
- Our pick
NVIDIANemotron 3 Super 120B A12B
36/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.65
- Context262K
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Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is our pick
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 36/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15). It leads on inputs & features and 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 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Earth unpriced
- Longest contextNemotron 3 Super 120B A12BNemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 262,144 · Tiny Aya Earth 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsTiny Aya Earth: Text · Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Tiny Aya Earth | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 36/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Tiny Aya EarthCohere | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12BNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $0.15 |
| Output | — | $0.65 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $0.275 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 16 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 8,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Open |
| API model ID | tiny-aya-earth | — |
| API providers | 1 | 18 (best) |
| Released | Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jun 2025 |
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- Tiny Aya Earth—
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B$2.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Tiny Aya Earth or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is the better all-round choice, scoring 36/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15). It leads on inputs & features and 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, Tiny Aya Earth or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is cheaper at $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 $0.275 per million tokens for Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B versus . Tiny Aya Earth has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Tiny Aya Earth has not been scored yet and Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Tiny Aya Earth and Nemotron 3 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 Super 120B A12B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 8,000 for Tiny Aya Earth. Maximum output per response: Tiny Aya Earth up to 8,000, Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Tiny Aya Earth accepts text; Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B is the newest, released Mar 11, 2026. Tiny Aya Earth came out Feb 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Jun 2025.
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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