Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) Comparison
Comparing Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Claude Sonnet 4.6 outperforms in 7 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) does not.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released on 2026-02-17, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11.
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is 1 month newer than Claude Sonnet 4.6.
Feb 17, 2026
4 weeks ago
Mar 11, 2026
6 days ago
3w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)'s training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date.
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Jun 2025
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Claude Sonnet 4.6
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Detailed Comparison
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