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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Nova 2 Pro

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro are closely matched at 35.0 and 30.6 on the LLM Stats Score.

NVIDIA · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 35.0 and 30.6.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) 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 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Nova 2 Pro

  • you are already invested in the Amazon ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Nova 2 Pro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
30.6
#138
Reasoning
36.2
#94
30.5
#136
Coding
21.0
#108
19.1
#126
Agents
16.5
#99
12.0
#127
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 3
1 of 3
Input price
$0.20 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

4 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Nova 2 Pro
Math
28.1#101
25.9#112
Vision
20.3#86
12.2#121
Tool use
11.0#133
15.1#108
Multimodal
22.0#76
9.5#135
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 18 for Nova 2 Pro

3 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Nova 2 Pro is better at 1 benchmark (IFBench).

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Amazon
Nova 2 Pro
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova 2 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Nova 2 Pro uses a proprietary license.

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

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Nova 2 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15, while Nova 2 Pro was released on 2025-12-02.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 11 months newer than Nova 2 Pro.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

10mo newer
Nova 2 Pro

Dec 2, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
✓ Preferred
Nova 2 Pro
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Nova 2 Pro.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) or Nova 2 Pro?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 35.0 and 30.6. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Nova 2 Pro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) compare to Nova 2 Pro in benchmarks?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) scores GPQA: 89.5%, LiveCodeBench v6: 88.2%, CharXiv-R: 80.8%, MathVision: 78.2%, BrowseComp: 78.0%. Nova 2 Pro scores Tau2 Telecom: 92.7%, AIME 2025: 92.3%, ScreenSpot: 88.1%, LongCodeBench: 84.0%, MMLU-Pro: 81.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Nova 2 Pro 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 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs 30.6), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Nova 2 Pro?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Nova 2 Pro is developed by Amazon.

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