# Ling 3.0 Flash vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.0 Flash 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/ling-3-0-flash-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-nvfp4
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- 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 45.16. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 75.2 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 68.1 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 22.7% and 29%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | InclusionAI | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 45.16 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 24 | 18 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 33.6 (Supported · #83/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MCP Atlas | 65.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 44.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | 73.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 73.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 72.2% | 77.5% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
| DRACO | 70.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | 21.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | 53.8% | 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 31.7 (Supported · #89/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.6% | 51.3% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| SWE Multilingual | 72.4% | 67% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench v5 | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 41.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 84.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 65.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 71.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 76 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 72.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 59.5 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| 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
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #105/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 85.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 85.0% | 89.9% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
| HLE | 22.7% | 29% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 84.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 82.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Ling 3.0 Flash
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 75.2 (#65/146)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 68.1 (#71/146)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 74.5% | 71.5% | Ling 3.0 Flash |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.0 Flash public-lane score: 81.1 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 93.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 83.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 89.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ling 3.0 Flash 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 Ling 3.0 Flash and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 75.2 for Ling 3.0 Flash and 68.1 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.

### How many benchmarks does Ling 3.0 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Ling 3.0 Flash 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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