Hy4 preview vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 26.9.
Tencent · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Hy4 preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.1 to 26.9, ranking #14 overall.
In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Hy4 preview wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Hy4 preview
- overall performance matters — it scores 51.1 and ranks #14 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
Choose Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
- you want predictable pricing at $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
32 reported for Hy4 preview · 23 for Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Hy4 preview outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-bench Multilingual), while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is better at 0 benchmarks.
Hy4 preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Hy4 preview has 650.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B), making it 541.7% larger.
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).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Hy4 preview is licensed under Apache 2.0, 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.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Hy4 preview was released on 2026-08-28, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11.
Hy4 preview is 6 months newer than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).
Aug 28, 2026
1 weeks ago
5mo newerMar 11, 2026
5 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Hy4 preview'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 Hy4 preview's cutoff date.
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Jun 2025
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Hy4 preview and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Hy4 preview vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).