Nvidia launches Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, a 120B-parameter open model for enterprise agents, and says it outperforms frontier models on specialized benchmarks
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A 120B-parameter, open Nemotron tuned for enterprise agents that can beat frontier models on narrow benchmarks is a direct nudge to keep high-value workflows on Nvidia’s stack—model, infra, and evals bundled. If you’re building agents for contracts, finance, or analytics, test Nemotron 3.5 Super VL against your current model this month and price in the lock-in vs performance trade.
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