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LongCat-Flash-Lite vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 26.8 to 18.7. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is 1.1x cheaper per token.

Meituan · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 26.8 to 18.7, ranking #146 overall.

In the 9 individual benchmarks reported for both models, LongCat-Flash-Lite wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is roughly 1.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) also accepts a larger context window (262,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose LongCat-Flash-Lite

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 9 exact shared results

Choose Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 26.8 and ranks #146 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 1.1x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LongCat-Flash-Lite
Meituan
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
18.7
#209
26.8
#146
Reasoning
18.9
#202
25.1
#152
Coding
7.2
#186
13.3
#136
Agents
4.1
#157
-0.4
#172
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
5 of 9
4 of 9
Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
$0.40 / M
$0.40 / M
Context window
256,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

5 shared
Index
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Math
17.2#196
30.4#75
Tool use
9.7#130
2.9#165
Writing
13.9#53
9.9#77
Finance
18.2#97
27.5#38
Legal
18.2#83
27.5#27
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for LongCat-Flash-Lite · 23 for Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

9 shared

LongCat-Flash-Lite outperforms in 5 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified, Tau2 Airline, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom, Terminal-Bench), while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, MMLU-Pro, SWE-bench Multilingual).

LongCat-Flash-Lite has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Fri Sep 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) costs less

For input processing, LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.2x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) ($0.09/1M tokens).

For output processing, LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens) costs the same as Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, LongCat-Flash-Lite is more expensive than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Sep 11 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerMeituan
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Input tokens$0.09
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

51.5B diff

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has 51.5B more parameters than LongCat-Flash-Lite, making it 75.2% larger.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
68.5Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
68.5B
LongCat-Flash-Lite
120.0B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to LongCat-Flash-Lite's 256,000 tokens. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while LongCat-Flash-Lite is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input256,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Fri Sep 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

LongCat-Flash-Lite is licensed under MIT, 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.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

MIT

Open weights

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-Flash-Lite was released on 2026-02-05, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is 1 month newer than LongCat-Flash-Lite.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2026

7 months ago

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Mar 11, 2026

6 months ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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

LongCat-Flash-Lite

—

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Jun 2025

Provider Availability

LongCat-Flash-Lite is available from Meituan. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is available from DeepInfra.

LongCat-Flash-Lite

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.09/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

LongCat-Flash-Lite
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
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FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-Flash-Lite vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).

Which is better, LongCat-Flash-Lite or Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 26.8 to 18.7. LongCat-Flash-Lite is made by Meituan 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite compare to Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) in benchmarks?

LongCat-Flash-Lite scores MATH-500: 96.8%, MMLU: 85.5%, CMMLU: 82.5%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, Tau2 Retail: 73.1%. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) scores HMMT 2025: 94.7%, RULER: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 90.2%, WMT24++: 86.7%, MMLU-Pro: 83.7%.

Is LongCat-Flash-Lite cheaper than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. LongCat-Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via meituan. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) costs $0.09/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for LongCat-Flash-Lite and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

LongCat-Flash-Lite supports 256K 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (18.7 vs 26.8), context window (256K vs 262K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.09/M), licensing (MIT vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LongCat-Flash-Lite and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)?

LongCat-Flash-Lite is developed by Meituan and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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