GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh): 10.0% more intelligence, 81.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 94.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.1 | 26.5 | +10.0% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 10.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,524.02 | $286.07 | −81.2% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 81.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 109.21s | 6.31s | −94.2% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 94.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $4.50 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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