# GPT-5.6 Luna vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Luna and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-luna-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-nvfp4
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.6 Luna if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.6 Luna leads overall 64.34 to 58.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 79.6 for GPT-5.6 Luna and 59.5 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 84.7% and 60.8%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.6 Luna also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 64.34 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 32 | 18 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.20 / $1.20 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 56.2 (Supported · #39/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 14.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.7% | 60.8% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| BrowseComp | 83.3% | 77.5% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 45.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 77.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 12.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 79.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | 7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 17.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 61.6 (Supported · #16/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.7% | 51.3% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 61.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 85.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 93.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 35.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 58.2 (#27/28)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 72.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 59.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 88.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 79.6 (#19/54)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 59.5 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 79.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 29.5% | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 79.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 64.7 (Supported · #37/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.3% | 89.9% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| HealthBench Professional | 55.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 91.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 29% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 68.1 (#71/146)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 84 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 78.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 78.600% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 58.500% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 89.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Luna or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

GPT-5.6 Luna is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Luna and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 79.6 for GPT-5.6 Luna and 59.5 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Luna cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Luna currently has 32 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 cover on BenchLM?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 currently has 18 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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