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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Pixtral-12B

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -1.9. Pixtral-12B is 2.7x cheaper per token.

NVIDIA · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -1.9, ranking #108 overall.

On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 2.7x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (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 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.0 and ranks #108 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Pixtral-12B

  • cost matters — it's about 2.7x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
-1.9
#360
Reasoning
36.2
#94
-4.0
#362
Coding
21.0
#108
-2.7
#273
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.20 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
262,144
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Pixtral-12B
Math
28.1#101
1.0#307
Vision
20.3#86
0.0#200
Multimodal
22.0#76
3.7#159
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Pixtral-12Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) ($1.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerDeepinfra
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

107.6B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 107.6B more parameters than Pixtral-12B, making it 867.7% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
12.4Bparameters
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
12.4B
Pixtral-12B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Pixtral-12B 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

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Pixtral-12B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 25 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

2.1yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

2.1 years 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

Provider Availability

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is available from DeepInfra. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M

Pixtral-12B

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) or Pixtral-12B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to -1.9. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Pixtral-12B is made by Mistral AI. 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 Pixtral-12B 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%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Pixtral-12B is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) costs $0.20/M input and $1.00/M output via deepinfra. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Pixtral-12B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K 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 Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs -1.9), context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.15/M), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Pixtral-12B?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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