Ling 3.1 Flash vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Ling 3.1 Flash by InclusionAI 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 Ling 3.1 Flash
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Ling 3.1 Flash: 68.9% less intelligence, 30.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 19.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Ling 3.1 Flash | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.1 | 12.8 | −68.9% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 68.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,014.56 | $1,318.62 | +30.0% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 30.0% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.49s | 16.18s | +19.9% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 19.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $0.90 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Ling 3.1 Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- 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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