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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 1.7. Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is 4.4x cheaper per token.

NVIDIA · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 1.7, ranking #108 overall.

On price, Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is roughly 4.4x 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 — 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 4.4x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
1.7
#341
Reasoning
36.2
#94
1.8
#331
Coding
21.0
#108
9.9
#187
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.20 / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
$0.09 / M
Context window
262,144
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Math
28.1#101
4.9#288
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 15 for Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instructdon'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

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) ($0.20/1M tokens) is 2.2x more expensive than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct ($0.09/1M tokens).

For output processing, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) ($1.00/1M tokens) is 11.1x more expensive than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct ($0.09/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is more expensive than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.*

* 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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Input tokens$0.09
Output tokens$0.09
Best providerLambda
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

88.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 88.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct, making it 275.0% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
32.0Bparameters
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
32.0B
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct 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

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct 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

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 25 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

2 days ago

2.1yr newer
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

Sep 19, 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. Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

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

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct

lambda logo
Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.09/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.09/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) or Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 1.7. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct 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%. Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct scores HumanEval: 92.7%, GSM8k: 91.1%, MBPP: 90.2%, HellaSwag: 83.0%, Winogrande: 80.8%.

Is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) cheaper than Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is 2.2x cheaper for input tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) costs $0.20/M input and $1.00/M output via deepinfra. Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct costs $0.09/M input and $0.09/M output via lambda.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs 1.7), context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.09/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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