Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs o3-mini (High)
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or o3-mini (High) by OpenAI? 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
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) scores 1.8 points higher (12.8 vs 11.0) but costs 3.8× as much to run the benchmark ($1319 vs $345; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) when you need intelligence above 11.0, and o3-mini (High) when 11.0 is enough.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | o3-mini (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 12.8 | 11.0 | −14.1% o3-mini (High) is 14.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,318.62 | $345.05 | −73.8% o3-mini (High) is 73.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.68s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $0.90 | $1.10 / $4.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
o3-mini (High) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning): 14.1% less intelligence, 73.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- 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.
- o3-mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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