# Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Solar Open 2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Solar Open 2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-vs-solar-open-2
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- 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 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is IFBench in Instruction Following, with scores of 70.9% and 80%.
- Solar Open 2 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Upstage |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 49.51 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 19 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 44.2 (Estimated · #61/127)
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | 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 |
| terminalBenchHard | Coming soon | 28.3% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 16.6% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 58.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 88.2% | 92.4% | Solar Open 2 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.1% | 70.4% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 51.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | 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)
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | 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: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 89.5% | 86.3% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| HLE w/o tools | 31.8% | 28.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| HLE | 29.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 70.9% | 80% | Solar Open 2 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Solar Open 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Solar Open 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex Shortlist | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 93.9% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Solar Open 2?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### 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 Solar Open 2 cover on BenchLM?

Solar Open 2 currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

- [Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4](/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-nvfp4)
- [Solar Open 2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4](/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-nvfp4-vs-solar-open-2)
- [Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b)
- [Solar Open 2 vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-solar-open-2)

## Explore More

- [Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B profile](/models/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b)
- [Solar Open 2 profile](/models/solar-open-2)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)