Claude Opus 5 vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16

At a Glance

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Claude Opus 5Anthropic
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5#3 of 4694.1 score · 3/3 sources · completeUnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate#39 of 44$0.371 per LiveBench caseUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5#13 of 3857.6 score · 3/3 sources · completeUnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$5.00Anthropic · Sep 3, 2026Not reported
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$25.00Anthropic · Sep 3, 2026Not reported
Context windowMaximum documented tokens1,000K1,049K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldClaude Opus 5NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16
DeveloperAnthropicNVIDIA
FamilyClaude 5Nvidia Nemotron 3 Super 120b A12b Base Bf16
ModelClaude Opus 5NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16
VersionClaude Opus 5NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2026-07-242026-03-04
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window1,000K1,049K
Total parametersUnknown123.6B
Active parametersUnknown12B
LicenseUnknownother
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesUnknown
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessAnthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)Unknown
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolsgeneration

Claude Opus 5 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDanthropic/claude-opus-5

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 Capabilities

generation
Serving providers0
Canonical IDnvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Claude Opus 5 vs NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 FAQs

Is Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Opus 5 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16?+

Only Claude Opus 5 has a directly sourced input price: $5.00 per million tokens. Only Claude Opus 5 has a directly sourced output price: $25.00 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16?+

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 has the larger sourced context window. Claude Opus 5 supports 1,000K and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 supports 1,049K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 be self-hosted?+

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Claude Opus 5 is not marked open weight; NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is open weight.

Can Claude Opus 5 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 understand images?+

Claude Opus 5 is documented with image input; NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Claude Opus 5 is 128K and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is —.

Do Claude Opus 5 and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 support reasoning and tool use?+

Claude Opus 5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16: none of these features are definitively sourced. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16?+

Claude Opus 5 has 3 sourced provider routes; NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 has 0, so Claude Opus 5 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Claude Opus 5 or NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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