# Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-vs-reflection-beam-fp8
- Last updated: October 16, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 10
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 has the higher overall point estimate 71 to 49.38. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and 89.8 for Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is τ³-bench results in Agentic, with scores of 18.9% and 36.8%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Reflection AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 49.38 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 19 | 19 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44 (Estimated · #60/128)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 66.7% | 78.9% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| τ²-bench Airline | 76.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 18.9% | 36.8% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| BrowseComp | 78% | 76.7% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 51.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 79.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 88.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.1% | 80.2% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.7% | 78.1% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 51.8% | 65.9% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 43.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 78.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | Coming soon | 32.2% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 48.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: 85.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 10.9% | 17.4% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 67.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 62 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 80.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.7 (Estimated · #73/184)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 89.5% | 90.3% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| HLE w/o tools | 31.8% | 36% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |
| HLE | 29.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#74/148)
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: 89.8 (#28/148)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 70.9% | 80.7% | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 public-lane score: 87.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex Shortlist | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 98.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8?

Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 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 Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and 89.8 for Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8.

### 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 Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 cover on BenchLM?

Beam 1.0 501B-A23B FP8 currently has 19 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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