Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite by Google or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: 17.9% less intelligence, 746.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 173.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 15.6 | 12.8 | −17.9% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 17.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $155.87 | $1,318.62 | +746.0% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 8.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.10s | 16.68s | +173.4% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 173.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $1.50 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- 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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