Grok 4.6 (High) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (High) by SpaceXAI 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.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (High) scores 31.5 points higher (44.3 vs 12.8) but costs 1.5× as much to run the benchmark ($1963 vs $1319; both premium class). Pick Grok 4.6 (High) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (High) | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.3 | 12.8 | −71.1% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 71.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,962.90 | $1,318.62 | −32.8% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 32.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 37.09s | 16.68s | −55.0% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 55.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.6 (High): 71.1% less intelligence, 32.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 55.0% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- 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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