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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Phi 4 Mini

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -4.4.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -4.4, ranking #108 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) wins 1; 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)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.0 and ranks #108 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Phi 4 Mini

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
-4.4
#371
Reasoning
36.2
#94
-4.5
#364
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.20 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Phi 4 Mini
Math
28.1#101
2.3#305
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

1 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

116.2B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 116.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 3025.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

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
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini does not.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 21 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.7yr newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)'s cutoff date.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

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Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
✓ Preferred
Phi 4 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) or Phi 4 Mini?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -4.4. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. 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 Phi 4 Mini 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%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Phi 4 Mini?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Phi 4 Mini 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 Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs -4.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Phi 4 Mini?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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