NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 vs Hy4 preview
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16 | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | NVIDIA | Tencent |
| Family | Nvidia Nemotron 3 Super 120b A12b Base Bf16 | Hy4 |
| Model | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16 | Hy4 preview |
| Version | NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-Base-BF16 | Hy4 preview |
| Lifecycle | active | preview |
| Released | 2026-03-04 | 2026-08-28 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,049K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | 123.6B | 770B |
| Active parameters | 12B | 49B |
| License | other | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Unknown | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | generation | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
15 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 Capabilities
Hy4 preview Capabilities
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Questions
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 vs Hy4 preview FAQs
Is NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 and Hy4 preview, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview?+
Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced input price: $0.834 per million tokens. Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced output price: $2.501 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 has the larger sourced context window. NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 supports 1,049K and Hy4 preview supports 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is open weight; Hy4 preview is open weight.
Can NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 and Hy4 preview understand images?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is not documented with image input; Hy4 preview is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 is — and Hy4 preview is —.
Do NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 and Hy4 preview support reasoning and tool use?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16: none of these features are definitively sourced. Hy4 preview: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview?+
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 has 0 sourced provider routes; Hy4 preview has 1, so Hy4 preview has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B Base BF16 or Hy4 preview?+
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.