Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)
Which is better for the money: Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA or Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) by Multiverse Computing? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)
Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning): 108.6% more intelligence, 81.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 1.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 12.8 | 26.7 | +108.6% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 2.1× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,318.62 | $246.48 | −81.3% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 81.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.68s | 16.51s | −1.0% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 1.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $0.90 | $0.11 / $0.33 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
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.
- Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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