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LFM3-VL-2B vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 26.1 to 15.5.

Liquid AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 26.1 to 15.5, ranking #182 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose LFM3-VL-2B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 26.1 and ranks #182 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LFM3-VL-2B
Liquid AI
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.5
#265
26.1
#182
Reasoning
16.2
#252
24.4
#189
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.40 / M
Context window
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262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LFM3-VL-2B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Math
19.0#187
29.9#88
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

41 reported for LFM3-VL-2B · 23 for Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

No common benchmarks found

LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

118.1B diff

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has 118.1B more parameters than LFM3-VL-2B, making it 6150.0% larger.

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
1.9Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
1.9B
LFM3-VL-2B
120.0B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

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).

Liquid AI
LFM3-VL-2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Thu Nov 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LFM3-VL-2B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) does not.

LFM3-VL-2B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

LFM3-VL-2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

LFM3-VL-2B is licensed under LFM Open License v1.0, 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.

LFM3-VL-2B

LFM Open License v1.0

Open weights

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LFM3-VL-2B was released on 2026-10-27, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11.

LFM3-VL-2B is 8 months newer than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).

LFM3-VL-2B

Oct 27, 2026

1 weeks ago

7mo newer
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Mar 11, 2026

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while LFM3-VL-2B'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 LFM3-VL-2B's cutoff date.

LFM3-VL-2B

—

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LFM3-VL-2B
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
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FAQ

Common questions about LFM3-VL-2B vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).

Which is better, LFM3-VL-2B or Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 26.1 to 15.5. LFM3-VL-2B is made by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does LFM3-VL-2B compare to Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

LFM3-VL-2B scores DocVQA: 96.7%, CountBench: 93.0%, ChartQA: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 90.5%, POPE: 88.7%. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) scores HMMT 2025: 94.7%, RULER: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 90.2%, WMT24++: 86.7%, MMLU-Pro: 83.7%.

What are the context window sizes for LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

LFM3-VL-2B supports an unknown number of tokens and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.5 vs 26.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (LFM Open License v1.0 vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LFM3-VL-2B and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

LFM3-VL-2B is developed by Liquid AI and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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