# Gemma 4 12B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 12B and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-12b-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has the higher overall point estimate 49.51 to 36.84. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 90.1 for Gemma 4 12B and 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE w/o tools in Knowledge, with scores of 5.2% and 31.8%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 36.84 | 49.51 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 11 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 76.5% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 18.9% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 78% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 22.8 (Estimated · #113/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 72.0% | 88.2% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 51.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 52.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 43.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 10.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 59.4 (#44/54)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 69.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 79.7% | 78.2% | Gemma 4 12B |
| MedXpertQA (MM) | 48.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 35.7 (Supported · #134/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 78.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 78.8% | 89.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| MMLU-Pro | 77.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 5.2% | 31.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| MMMLU | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 29.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 90.1 (#25/146)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 70.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 61.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 77.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemma 4 12B or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemma 4 12B and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 90.1 for Gemma 4 12B and 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.

### How many benchmarks does Gemma 4 12B cover on BenchLM?

Gemma 4 12B currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B currently has 19 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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