# LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/lfm2-5-24b-a2b-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b
- 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 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 38.07. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 31.2 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 44.2 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 7.4% and 29.2%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LiquidAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 38.07 | 49.51 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $1.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 31.2 (Estimated · #91/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 27.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 65.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 8.0% | 18.9% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| PinchBench | 83.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | 26.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 76.5% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 78% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SciCode | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 51% | 71.1% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 88.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 51.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 10.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 78.2% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.7 (Estimated · #116/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 74.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 74.4% | 89.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| HLE | 7.4% | 29.2% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: LFM2.5-24B-A2B
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#62/146)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 96.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IFBench | 74.7% | 70.9% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, LFM2.5-24B-A2B 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 LFM2.5-24B-A2B and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 31.2 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B and 44.2 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-24B-A2B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B currently has 13 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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