# Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-vs-qwen3-8-flash-next
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 9
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has the higher overall point estimate 62.84 to 49.51. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 62 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and 87.7 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE Multilingual in Coding, with scores of 67.7% and 81%.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 49.51 | 62.84 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 19 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 65.7 (Supported · #17/127)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | 76.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 18.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 55.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 51.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 19.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 51.6 (Supported · #41/150)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 88.2% | 91.9% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.7% | 81% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| SWE-bench Pro | 51.8% | 62.5% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 48.1% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 58.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 10.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 87.7 (#8/54)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision | 29.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLongBench-Doc | 62.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| V* | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 78.2% | 90.6% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| CharXiv | 80.8% | 90.6% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 64.0% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 76.6% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 95.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 59.3 (Supported · #51/184)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 89.5% | 91.7% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| HLE w/o tools | 31.8% | 35.9% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| HLE | 29.2% | 35.9% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 91.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 91.2 (#22/146)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 70.9% | 81.3% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex Shortlist | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 62 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and 87.7 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.

### 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.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.8-Flash-Next cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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