# Grok 4.20 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Grok 4.20 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/grok-4-20-beta-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-nvfp4
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 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 NVFP4 has the higher overall point estimate 58 to 57.64. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 44.9 for Grok 4.20 and 72.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is CharXiv in Multimodal & Grounded, with scores of 60.9% and 79.9%.
- 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.
- Grok 4.20 also has the larger context window at 2M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 2M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 57.64 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 18 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.25 / $2.50 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: 25.2 (Supported · #102/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 47.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 62.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 38.36% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 44.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 17.8% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 77.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: 21.5 (Supported · #118/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | 71.1% | Grok 4.20 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 51.8% | 51.3% | Grok 4.20 |
| Vibe Code Bench | 4.06% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 84.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 72.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: 44.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 72.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 53.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: 53.4 (#47/54)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 59.5 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 75.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 60.9% | 79.9% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
| ERQA | 54.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | 57.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (MM) | 65.8% | 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 |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: 52.9 (Supported · #69/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 88.5% | 89.9% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
| HLE w/o tools | 31.6% | 31.4% | Grok 4.20 |
| HealthBench Hard | 20.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (Text) | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 88.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 29% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 68.1 (#71/146)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.20 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 89.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Grok 4.20 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Grok 4.20 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 44.9 for Grok 4.20 and 72.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.

### How many benchmarks does Grok 4.20 cover on BenchLM?

Grok 4.20 currently has 24 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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