o3-mini vs Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) Comparison

Comparing o3-mini and Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

o3-mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified).

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) costs less

For input processing, o3-mini ($1.10/1M tokens) is 11.0x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, o3-mini ($4.40/1M tokens) is 8.8x more expensive than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o3-mini is more expensive than Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B).*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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o3-mini

Input tokens$1.10

Output tokens$4.40

Best providerAzure

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.50

Best providerDeepinfra

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to o3-mini's 200,000 tokens. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while o3-mini is limited to 100,000 tokens.

o3-mini

Input200,000 tokens

Output100,000 tokens

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Input262,144 tokens

Output262,144 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

o3-mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

o3-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o3-mini was released on 2025-01-30, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) was released on 2026-03-11.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is 14 months newer than o3-mini.

o3-mini

Jan 30, 2025

1.1 years ago

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Mar 11, 2026

3 days ago

1.1yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o3-mini has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has a cutoff of 2025-06-01.

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) has more recent training data (up to 2025-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to o3-mini (2023-09-30).

o3-mini

Sep 2023

Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B)

Jun 2025

1.8 yr newer

Provider Availability

o3-mini is available from Azure, OpenAI. Nemotron 3 Super (120B A12B) is available from DeepInfra. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.