# Muse Glimmer 30B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Muse Glimmer 30B and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/muse-glimmer-30b-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- 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 41.25. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 25.1 for Muse Glimmer 30B and 44.2 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is IFBench in Instruction Following, with scores of 77% and 70.9%.
- 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 | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Meta | NVIDIA |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 41.25 | 49.51 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 25.1 (Estimated · #103/127)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MCP Atlas | 75.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 74.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 44.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 65.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 76.5% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 18.9% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 78% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 30.5 (Estimated · #94/150)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 51.2% | 51.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76% | 71.1% | Muse Glimmer 30B |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 51.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 43.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 88.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 83.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | Coming soon | 10.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 65.1 (#41/54)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 78.8% | 80.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 75.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | 75.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 74% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 44.1 (Supported · #101/184)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 31.8% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 29.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Muse Glimmer 30B
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 81.1 (#55/146)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 77% | 70.9% | Muse Glimmer 30B |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Muse Glimmer 30B public-lane score: 84.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Muse Glimmer 30B | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 94.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Muse Glimmer 30B 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 Muse Glimmer 30B and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 25.1 for Muse Glimmer 30B and 44.2 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B.

### How many benchmarks does Muse Glimmer 30B cover on BenchLM?

Muse Glimmer 30B currently has 14 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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