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Nemotron 3 120b A12b vs Step 3.5 Flash (free)
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Step 3.5 Flash (free)
Context window
256K
256,000 tokens · ~192K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Same context window size for both models.
Nemotron 3 120b A12b and Step 3.5 Flash (free) have identical context windows (256K tokens).
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Nemotron 3 120b A12b | Step 3.5 Flash (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 256,000 tokens (256K) | 256,000 tokens (256K) |
| Max output tokens | 256,000 tokens (256K) | 256,000 tokens (256K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Fast |
| Vision | No | No |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | No | No |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | N/A | Jan 2026 |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | Nemotron 3 120b A12b in | Nemotron 3 120b A12b out | Step 3.5 Flash (free) in | Step 3.5 Flash (free) out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | $0.500/M | $1.50/M | — | — |
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