# Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B vs Ternary Bonsai 2 27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-vs-ternary-bonsai-2-27b
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Ternary Bonsai 2 27B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B has the higher overall point estimate 53.85 to 49.51. 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 74 for Ternary Bonsai 2 27B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 66.7% and 52.8%.
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B 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 | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | NVIDIA | Prism ML |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 49.51 | 53.85 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 19 | 21 |
| 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)
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 66.7% | 52.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| τ²-bench Airline | 76.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | 18.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | Coming soon | 80.2% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v3 | Coming soon | 74.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 88.2% | 90.1% | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
| SWE-bench Verified | 71.1% | 60.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| SWE Multilingual | 67.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 51.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BigCodeBench | Coming soon | 58.1% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 52.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 73 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: 78.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | 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)
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | 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 |
| CharXiv (overall) | Coming soon | 80.0% | Coming soon |
| A-OKVQA | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.6 | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 80.1% | Coming soon |
| OCRBench V2 | Coming soon | 56.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 51.8 (Estimated · #73/184)
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 89.5% | 85.8% | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B |
| HLE w/o tools | 31.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 29.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 89.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: 66.6 (#72/146)
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: 74 (#67/146)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | 70.9% | 74% | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 91.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B public-lane score: 86.2 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B | Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex Shortlist | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GSM8K | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 98.8% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 95% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?

Ternary Bonsai 2 27B 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 Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 66.6 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B and 74 for Ternary Bonsai 2 27B.

### 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 Ternary Bonsai 2 27B cover on BenchLM?

Ternary Bonsai 2 27B currently has 21 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)
- [Ternary Bonsai 2 27B vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B NVFP4](/compare/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b-nvfp4-vs-ternary-bonsai-2-27b)
- [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)
- [Ternary Bonsai 2 27B vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-ternary-bonsai-2-27b)

## Explore More

- [Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B A12B profile](/models/nemotron-3-5-super-vl-120b-a12b)
- [Ternary Bonsai 2 27B profile](/models/ternary-bonsai-2-27b)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)