# Ling 3.1 Flash vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ling 3.1 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-3-1-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

Ling 3.1 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ling 3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 68.06 to 58. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 82.9 for Ling 3.1 Flash and 72.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is τ³-bench results in Agentic, with scores of 47.8% and 17.8%.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ling 3.1 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 | 68.06 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 18 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 62.8 (Estimated · #23/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| skillsBench | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 52.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 87.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | 57.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 85.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 81.2% | 60.8% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| τ³-bench results | 47.8% | 17.8% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| MCP Atlas | 83% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 91.7% | 77.5% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| WideResearch | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 57.1 (Estimated · #26/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| terminalBench4 | 46.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | 64.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 88.5% | 67% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| SWE-bench Pro | 68.7% | 51.3% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| DeepSWE | 59.7% | 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 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 82.9 (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 3.1 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 3.1 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 3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.3 (Supported · #42/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HealthBench Professional | 65.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 37.4% | 29% | Ling 3.1 Flash |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 89.9% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: 68.1 (#71/146)

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 71.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ling 3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 89.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ling 3.1 Flash or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

Ling 3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Ling 3.1 Flash and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 82.9 for Ling 3.1 Flash and 72.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4.

### How many benchmarks does Ling 3.1 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Ling 3.1 Flash currently has 17 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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