DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) by DeepSeek or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max): 67.6% less intelligence, 151.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.5 | 12.8 | −67.6% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 67.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $524.72 | $1,318.62 | +151.3% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 2.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.20s | 17.13s | +12.7% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 12.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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