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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo

Seed 2.1 Turbo leads the LLM Stats Score 42.7 to 35.0.

NVIDIA · ByteDance · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Seed 2.1 Turbo leads the overall LLM Stats Score 42.7 to 35.0, ranking #59 overall.

In the 7 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Seed 2.1 Turbo wins 7; 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)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Seed 2.1 Turbo

  • overall performance matters — it scores 42.7 and ranks #59 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 7 of 7 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
NVIDIA
Seed 2.1 Turbo
ByteDance
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
35.0
#108
42.7
#59
Reasoning
36.2
#94
44.2
#45
Coding
21.0
#108
29.6
#62
Agents
16.5
#99
28.5
#55
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 7
7 of 7
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

5 shared
Index
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Math
28.1#101
39.3#19
Vision
20.3#86
30.4#38
Tool use
11.0#133
19.6#70
Long context
22.9#17
28.9#7
Multimodal
22.0#76
33.0#21
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) · 90 for Seed 2.1 Turbo

7 shared

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Seed 2.1 Turbo is better at 7 benchmarks (BrowseComp, CharXiv-R, Humanity's Last Exam, MathVision, SciCode, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Seed 2.1 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

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
ByteDance
Seed 2.1 Turbo
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 Seed 2.1 Turbo 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

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is licensed under OpenMDW License v1.1, while Seed 2.1 Turbo uses a proprietary license.

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

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) was released on 2026-10-15, while Seed 2.1 Turbo was released on 2026-06-24.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is 4 months newer than Seed 2.1 Turbo.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)

Oct 15, 2026

4 days ago

3mo newer
Seed 2.1 Turbo

Jun 24, 2026

3 months 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B)
✓ Preferred
Seed 2.1 Turbo
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FAQ

Common questions about Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo.

Which is better, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Seed 2.1 Turbo leads the LLM Stats Score 42.7 to 35.0. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is made by NVIDIA and Seed 2.1 Turbo is made by ByteDance. 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo 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%. Seed 2.1 Turbo scores CharXiv-D: 94.6%, MathVision: 92.7%, MathVista: 90.5%, MathVerse: 89.2%, Video-MME: 89.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) supports 262K tokens and Seed 2.1 Turbo 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (35.0 vs 42.7), licensing (OpenMDW License v1.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) and Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (120B A12B) is developed by NVIDIA and Seed 2.1 Turbo is developed by ByteDance.

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