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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 20.0.

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 20.0, ranking #108 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) wins 5; 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 5 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
20.0
#219
Reasoning
36.2
#94
18.9
#225
Agents
16.5
#99
9.5
#143
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
5 of 5
0 of 5
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

3 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Math
28.1#101
19.5#176
Vision
20.3#86
14.8#108
Multimodal
22.0#76
17.2#95
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 45 for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

5 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) outperforms in 5 benchmarks (CharXiv-R, GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6, MathVision, OCRBench-V2 (en)), while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

87.0B diff

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) has 87.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, making it 263.6% larger.

NVIDIA
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
120.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
33.0Bparameters
120.0B
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
33.0B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
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 Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct 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

Qwen3 VL 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 Qwen3 VL 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

Qwen3 VL 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 Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 13 months newer than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

1.1yr newer
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

1.1 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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) leads the LLM Stats Score 35.0 to 20.0. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Qwen3 VL 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 Qwen3 VL 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%. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct 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 Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs 20.0), 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 Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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