Model Comparison

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct — which is better?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) (by NVIDIA) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0). Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) if…

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

Choose Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0).

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Jun 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

360.0B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 360.0B more parameters than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B), making it 300.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
120.0B
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Jun 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is licensed under NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement , while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is 13 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Mar 11, 2026

3 months ago

1.1yr newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct'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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's cutoff date.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Jun 2025

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

NVIDIA
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (54.7% vs 45.8%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (69.6% vs 53.7%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (37.5% vs 31.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct in benchmarks?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) scores HMMT 2025: 94.7%, RULER: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 90.2%, WMT24++: 86.7%, MMLU-Pro: 83.7%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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