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

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 6.8.

NVIDIA · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 6.8, 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 Reasoning

  • 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 Reasoning
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
6.8
#313
Reasoning
36.2
#94
7.1
#304
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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Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 3 for Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

1 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning 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 Reasoning, making it 3057.9% larger.

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

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 Reasoning
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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning

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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning

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 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 18 months newer than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

5 days ago

1.5yr newer
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-02-01, 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 Reasoning

Feb 2025

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 Reasoning side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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

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

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

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 6.8. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning 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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning scores MATH-500: 94.6%, AIME: 57.5%, GPQA: 52.0%.

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

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

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs 6.8), 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 Reasoning?

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

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